The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1 Quotes

“most men are just boys who’re allowed to buy booze.”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

“You couldn’t have recognised my voice,” said Phil triumphantly, “I disguised it.”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

“real. In the meantime, he was dotting the ‘I’s and crossing the ‘T’s, waiting for the S and the H to show up.”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

“Then, there would always be the fourth group. Those that cared little for the cause, and who were enticed by the prospect of trouble. Those who longed for a chance to kick out at a world that they felt had wronged them.”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

“Many of them would have been there to voice concerns at what they saw as an injustice; many more would have been there out of concern arising from the initial, unconfirmed reports of the death of a significant man; yet more would have been there just to say they were there – their prime motivation being voyeuristic. Then, there would”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

“Please. Spare me. In fact, to move this along, let’s recap some pertinent information, shall we? Assistant Commissioner O’Rourke had his little fall because it was the only way I could get to the truth. He was helping Fallon get rid of two friends of mine and I did what needed to be done to protect the innocent – which is after all, my job.”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

“Bunny, and my parents aren’t here either, but you’d like to make it about them. Don’t shit a shitter. The higher-ups aren’t wild about me returning to work because, while Assistant Commissioner Fintan O’Rourke was as dodgy as a three euro note, he was still one of the chosen and having me knocking about is an unhappy reminder of a rather big embarrassment for the force. 'Tis classic Garda logic – we take a PR black eye when it comes out that the second most powerful peaked cap in the country has been in the pocket of the self-styled godfather of Irish crime, Gerry Fallon, for several decades, and the solution is to shoot the messenger.”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

“Have you ever known what it’s like to be truly alone? I mean, as a permanent state? To have an existence empty but for your presence in it?”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

“Nonsense. You don’t need to know who somebody is to know who they are. He’s a kind-hearted soul who, outside of the one really big lie, is in his own way as honest as the day is long.”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

“truth is time dependent. Beyond a certain point, if you don't put it out there, the lies have taken up too much room.”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

“It bothered him that, looking at it now, his smile looked forced. Like, even then, he’d lived with a perpetual wince, always waiting for the other shoe to drop.”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

“Humanity had been promoted to the position of dominant species, a role they managed with utter incompetency.”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

“So, you’re perfectly fine—” “Other than the stab wound.” “Ah yes, ha ha. Sorry.” He actually said ‘ha ha’ in a way that Paul found irritating. “Still though, you and I have dealt with some difficult information and now look – we are making jokes! This has gone very well.” He resumed beaming at Paul. “Which brings me to the next issue we must address. There appears to have been an issue with the emergency contact details the nurse took from you when you were admitted.” “Oh?” “It happens all the time. People are rushing about—” “I’d been stabbed.” “You’d been stabbed. We rang the number you gave us and, apparently, it is a Chinese takeaway called the Oriental Palace.” “It’s not just a takeaway. They’ve recently expanded to include an in-dining area with ambiance.” Mrs Wu would’ve been proud. She had been answering the phone ‘Hello Oriental Palace, now including an in-dining area with ambiance’ for nearly three months. She clearly didn’t know what ambiance meant, but somebody must’ve told her the place had it, and she was damn sure going to sell it. “I see,” said Dr Sinha. “And do you have a relative working at the Oriental Palace?” “No, not as such.” Or at all. “Ask for Mickey.” “OK. Mickey who?” Paul had been dreading that question. Who really knew the second name of their regular delivery guy? Sure, Mickey had come in and nabbed the occasional smoke or life-threateningly cheap Eastern European beer on a slow Tuesday. He’d even stayed to watch half of Roxanne on DVD once, but a second name seemed like a very personal question. Mickey had told him he was not from China, and how annoyed he got when people assumed he was. Unfortunately, Paul had forgotten where Mickey was from, so that was another no-go area. “Just Mickey.” “So, no relatives you’d like us to call?” “Nope. None.” Dr Sinha was clearly uncomfortable at this. “Well, as someone from a very large family, may I say, I envy you. I spend half of my salary on birthday cards alone.”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

“A rising tide might lift all boats but if you were without one, you drowned.”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

“been a copper long enough to know that it was the conflict junkies, those filled with anger and looking for something, anything to aim it at – those were the ones you had to worry about. Football hooliganism, terrorism, peaceful protests that descend into violence; it was always those men – and 99% of them were men – who turned up, tapped into the fear or anger of those around them, and proceeded to try and set the world on fire.”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

“This wallpaper you’ve got, is it one of them what-cha-me-call-its … rickshaw tests?” “Do you mean Rorschach tests?”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

“the feeling of air blowing around your bollocks is fierce liberating. I can see why the Jocks are so keen on those kilts.”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

“Settle down there, ‘Quickdraw’. By the way, Pang Lee told me all your guns had been disabled?” “Yes, took me ages to fix it. Honestly, what use would a gun be that didn’t shoot?”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

“People, thought Noreen. People really were the problem. If people were a bit easier to deal with, she’d probably have become a doctor like her father and his father before him, instead of being the unspoken family disappointment of a veterinarian. She really had tried to like people, but it was very hard to based on the available evidence – war, famine and the films of Adam Sandler. Animals, on the other hand, were infinitely more lovable. In fact, their only downside was that they were invariably owned by people. It was the Peter principle on a massive evolutionary scale. Humanity had been promoted to the position of dominant species, a role they managed with utter incompetency.”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

“Ah well, y'know, two wrongs don't make a right, sure enough, but if one of them wrongs kills off the other, then that leaves ye with one wrong plus a bleedin' good warning for the next wrong that tries to come along and rip off hard working folks.”
― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1

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― Caimh McDonnell, The Dublin Trilogy Deluxe Part 1