The Old Man Quotes

“All dogs wanted to be good dogs, no matter how unpromising they seemed. You just had to help them find a way.And they were sunshine creatures. When their master opened his eyes in the morning it was their signal that the day had begun, and a day was to be greeted with joy and intense interest.”
― Thomas Perry, The Old Man

“Nobody in any intelligence organization had any particular attachment to the truth. The truth was just one of many versions that was not necessarily superior to any of the other versions.”
― Thomas Perry, The Old Man

“First you and I are going to share a piece of lemon meringue pie. It's a life lesson I learned recently. You never know when you'll get your next lemon meringue, so now is a good time.”
― Thomas Perry, The Old Man

“All dogs wanted to be good dogs, no matter how unpromising they seemed. You just had to help them find a way. And they were sunshine creatures. When their master opened his eyes in the morning it was their signal that the day had begun, and a day was to be greeted with joy and intense interest.”
― Thomas Perry, The Old Man

“Whatever the two may once have been in their country, they were now just a pair of overconfident strangers in a place where they couldn’t find their way to a bathroom on their own.”
― Thomas Perry, The Old Man

“repetition. Things”
― Thomas Perry, The Old Man

“All dogs wanted to be good dogs, no matter how unpromising they seemed. You just had to help them find a way. And they were sunshine creatures. When their master opened his eyes in the morning it was their signal that the day had begun, and a day was to be greeted with joy and intense interest. They were a good example for an old man.”
― Thomas Perry, The Old Man

“he woke up one morning and realized that the conditions he had been accustomed to seeing as permanent had changed. He was no longer at the center of things. After his wife died the house had gone silent. It wasn’t the hearth where the clan gathered for warmth and sustenance anymore. It was just a solitary man’s place.”
― Thomas Perry, The Old Man

“had gone to Europe and always told people they were Canadian to avoid political hatred. Everybody liked Canadians.”
― Thomas Perry, The Old Man

“know”
― Thomas Perry, The Old Man