A Walk Among the Tombstones Quotes

“It was still there, a low-grade fever in the blood, an itch somewhere down beneath the skin, where you couldn’t scratch it.”
― Lawrence Block, A Walk Among the Tombstones

“Come on in,” Elaine said. “She’s already here. Pam, this is Mr. Scudder, Matthew Scudder. Matt, I’d like you to meet Pam.”
― Lawrence Block, A Walk Among the Tombstones

“And he’ll beat you, beat you, beat you
And he’ll beat you all to pap
And he’ll eat you, eat you, eat you
Every morsel snap snap snap! English Lullaby”
― Lawrence Block, A Walk Among the Tombstones

“Baby, baby, naughty baby
Hush, you squalling thing, I say
Peace this moment, peace, or maybe
Bonaparte will pass this way Baby, baby, he’s a giant
Tall and black as Monmouth steeple
And he breakfasts, dines and suppers
Every day on naughty people Baby, baby, if he hears you
As he gallops past the house
Limb from limb at once he’ll tear you
Just as pussy tears a mouse”
― Lawrence Block, A Walk Among the Tombstones

“I know what you mean,” I said. “The thing is, it’s not something I have to be told. I’ve always been a stubborn son of a bitch. When I start something I have a hell of a time letting go of it. I think that’s the main way I solve things, to tell you the truth. I don’t do it by being brilliant. I just hang on like a bulldog until something shakes loose.”
― Lawrence Block, A Walk Among the Tombstones