The Wrecking Crew Quotes

“When you act like a nice guy, everyone examines your motives with a microscope. When you act like a conscienceless louse, they generally take you at face value.”
― Donald Hamilton, The Wrecking Crew

“Certainly, if the world ever is saved, it’ll be by somebody young enough not to know that it can’t be done.”
― Donald Hamilton, The Wrecking Crew

“I learned that Nordic beer comes in three grades of potency. The lowest grade is apparently a kind of beer-flavored soft drink that can safely be fed to babies; the highest is, to hear them tell it, loaded with atom juice. It sounded worth investigating, but when I asked for it I was regretfully informed that the place couldn’t supply it, since their license didn’t extend to such violent stuff. I had to settle for Grade Two, known as ordinary pilsener.”
― Donald Hamilton, The Wrecking Crew