15 quotes
The important thing to know about an assassination or an attempted assassination is not who fired the shot, but who paid for the bullet.
The Mask of Dimitrios (1939)
Greta is really a splendid cook and there is nothing Swiss about my wines.
The Mask of Dimitrios (1939)
Never tell a lie when you can bullshit your way through.
Dirty Story (1967)
Drug addicts, you know, are always very eager to get other people to take drugs too.
The Mask of Dimitrios (1939)
Power is for the powerful. Let power fall into the hands of the weak and the rest is tyranny.
The Dark Frontier (1936)
'May guests be permitted to know what fresh disaster now postpones our detailed examination of your criminal past?'
'Certainly. The house is on fire.'
Send No More Roses (1977)
The warning message arrived on Monday, the bomb itself on Wednesday. It became a busy week.
The Care of Time (1981)
You, a British non-com, one of those upper-crust limeys whose voices make them sound as if they're pederasts even when they're not, could never be suspect.
Send No More Roses (1977)
If I had not made the money, someone else would have done so. Not one of those unfortunate creatures would have been any better off and I should have lost money.
The Mask of Dimitrios (1939)
They say that the Devil still quotes the scriptures
Send No More Roses (1977)
In your profession you must have met lots of very rich self-made men, as rich as or even richer than Zander. They always tend to regard themselves as a little above the law, wouldn't you say?
The Care of Time (1981)
I think that, to begin with, he had intended to kill Dimitrios when he found him, but as he began to get short of money his hatred of Dimitrios became more reasonable.
The Mask of Dimitrios (1939)
It is hard for a woman not to like very much an attractive, rich and intelligent older man who adores her and yet who does not lose his good sense and dignity by insisting that she adore him in return.
A Kind of Anger (1964)
[W]hat use is an honest lawyer when what you need is a dishonest one?
Send No More Roses (1977)
Latimer turned to watch the subject of these reflections carefully, almost lovingly, adjusting the coffee percolator, and thought how difficult it was to dislike a man when he was making coffee for you.
The Mask of Dimitrios (1939)