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You don’t look at a man and decide that he’s sane at three-eighteen on a Tuesday afternoon and mad as a hatter at three-nineteen. People don’t make it that easy for you.
The Wild Alien Tamer (1983)
The Carnies’ First Commandment is that you never offend a mark until he’s spent all his money.
The Wild Alien Tamer (1983)
“You’re a very cynical man, Mr. Flint.”
“That’s one of the reasons you’re on the road to becoming a very rich man, Mr. Ahasuerus.”
The Wild Alien Tamer (1983)
“Don’t worry,” said Monk. “It’ll be a cakewalk.”
“Cakes don’t walk, Jupiter,” said Flint. “They fall.”
The Wild Alien Tamer (1983)
“A very reasonable attitude,” said Mr. Ahasuerus.
“That’s probably why it’s so rare around here,” said Flint.
The Wild Alien Tamer (1983)
“Did you not ever want to see what was beyond the next hill, what strange and unique civilizations lay beyond your own?”
“Until I got there,” answered Monk.
The Wild Alien Tamer (1983)
“You have no moral compunctions about it?” persisted Batman.
“Hell, no,” replied Monk. “As Thaddeus says, if God didn’t want them fleeced, He wouldn’t have made ’em sheep. Words to live by, once you become a carny.”
The Wild Alien Tamer (1983)