Shoot the Piano Player Quotes

“It's just that I'm curious, that's all. He usually walks alone" "Yeah, he's a loner, all right," the waitress murmured. "Even when he's with someone, he's alone.”
― David Goodis, Shoot the Piano Player

“For the sum of everything was a circle, and the circle was labelled Zero”
― David Goodis, Shoot the Piano Player

“There's nothing fragile about this one. That ain't a fragile nose or mouth or chin, and yet it's female, more female than them fragile-pretty types who look more like ornaments than girls.”
― David Goodis, Shoot the Piano Player

“I think the way to stop it is to shrug it off. Or take it with your tongue in your cheek. Sure, that's the system. At any rate, it's the system that works for you. It's the automatic control board that keeps you out there where nothing matters, where it's only you and the keyboard and nothing else. Because it's gotta be that way. You gotta stay clear of anything serious.”
― David Goodis, Shoot the Piano Player