Miami Requiem Quotes

“Work hard, respect yourself, respect others, and never, ever turn your back on the needy.”
― J.B. Turner, Miami Requiem

“And you’re gonna say those words‌—‌politically motivated liberal elites‌—‌time and time again. People don’t like elites. Hell, I don’t like elites. America is for the common man. Egalitarian. See what I’m saying?’ O’Neill”
― J.B. Turner, Miami Requiem

“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”
― J.B. Turner, Miami Requiem

“hoping beyond hope that some of the readers cared enough as well.”
― J.B. Turner, Miami Requiem

“Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras: the list of atrocities committed by US-backed death squads‌—‌at the instruction of the CIA‌—‌was well known.”
― J.B. Turner, Miami Requiem

“His doctor wanted to prescribe Prozac. But Goldberg declined, preferring the buzz of Jim Beam any day.”
― J.B. Turner, Miami Requiem

“The house at the end was the biggest and most outlandish house she’d ever seen. It was Guggenheim in concept with sharp angles and futuristic design.”
― J.B. Turner, Miami Requiem

“He said that was how journalists should treat politicians. Not with respect, but with contempt.”
― J.B. Turner, Miami Requiem

“scraps. He wished he could just forget”
― J.B. Turner, Miami Requiem

“A pretty young Negro girl like you may not feel too comfortable with the Aryan Brotherhood jailbirds we have cooped up here.’ Erhert paused and stared at her as if wanting the word ‘Negro’ to sink in and annoy her. Then he slowly licked his lips, like he was getting turned on by the thought. ‘Would kill you soon as look at you. And we have Hispanic gangs. Real mean.”
― J.B. Turner, Miami Requiem

“No,”
― J.B. Turner, Miami Requiem