The Gutter and the Grave Quotes

“Are you hungry?”
“A little,” I paused, “and thirsty.”
“Miss Collins will get you some dinner. And a glass of milk.”
“Milk?” I said. I tried to raise my eyebrows but even that hurt.
“Milk,” the doctor repeated.”
― Ed McBain, The Gutter and the Grave

“It always rains on Mondays anyway. Monday is the bitchingest day in the week and should be struck completely from the calendar.”
― Ed McBain, The Gutter and the Grave

“There’s always an elsewhere for people who are running from something.”
― Curt Cannon, The Gutter and the Grave