Devil In the Details Quotes

“Castle was all about taking advantage of people, too. Our contracts were sketchy, our service was worse, and we used every angle for leverage. We scared people. Took stuff from their businesses, used services without paying, demanded bullshit fees, broke things to make a point. Twisted some arms. I can say it wasn’t serious and I kept it to a minimum, but it wasn’t minimal to the people we hurt. They didn’t know our limits. It shouldn’t have happened, period.”
― Elliott Kay, Devil In the Details

“Your grandmother taught me to take whatever I can get out of life. She said that’s what everyone does, whether they admit it or not. Everyone’s out for themselves, ethics and rules are for suckers—she never said that part explicitly, but it was how she lived. The more I followed her advice, the more it seemed true... although I guess that’s because it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you take advantage of everyone, that catches up and nobody trusts you. Then you feel like it’s a double-standard and that justifies being an asshole. It’s a cycle.”
― Elliott Kay, Devil In the Details

“I wouldn’t know what to say anyway.” “Do you want to come clean?” asked Alex. “Do you want to say you’re sorry and try to do better for everyone?” “Yeah.” “Then say that.”
― Elliott Kay, Devil In the Details

“we’re not gonna go set the place on fire to head all this off,”
― Elliott Kay, Devil In the Details

“Some angels see magic and the supernatural as a cheat on the trial. The extreme side of that says even knowing about magic is enough.”
― Elliott Kay, Devil In the Details

“She’s one of the good guys. As ‘good guy’ as it gets,”
― Elliott Kay, Devil In the Details

“The iron nails I gave you will help a lot if and when something comes up, but usually they just sit there. You don’t even need to think about it once it’s routine.” He patted down his pockets in demonstration, including one in the leather jacket draped over his leg. “Keys-wallet-phone needs to be keys-wallet-phone-na⁠—”
― Elliott Kay, Devil In the Details