A few memorable lines of dialogue from Parker's characters, either from the Spenser books or the TV series (most of them from both):
Spenser... "I used to think that the most dangerous thing in the world was an idiot with a loaded gun. Now, I knew better. It's an idiot with a loaded gun and a press agent." "You know, just because you've got a bigger stick doesn't mean you're right. It just means you've got a bigger stick." "Susan had been gone a year now, and I was perfectly used to it. Except, sometimes, when I saw someone who looked like her, which didn't happen more than once or twice a day. If I wasn't as hard as a sheet-metal screw, I would have had a lump in my throat for a minute." "I loved you enough to let you break my heart." "It looked like there was finally going to be a break in the weather. At least there was the promise of something better. Who knows, maybe even a rainbow." "First, you ruin a perfectly good, free lunch. Now, you're becoming mockish. I think I liked it better shiftless and uncomplicated." "There are two ways to be tough. One, by not believing in anything, and the other, by believing in something." Hawk... "Can't you see I'm busy killing somebody?" "Spenser said you needed a babysitter... sit, baby." "Anytime you want to, G man. Anyway you want it. Are you feeling froggish? Now, leap!" "You played by the rules, babe. That's what counts. Doin' this kind of work, it's hard enough just doing that. Ain't no room at the inn for feelings." "You're a case, babe. Don't let that halo slip down over your eyes sometime when I'm not around. I really would miss you." "You will never know what it is like to be black. Did you ever have a little child run away from you with fear in his eyes, just 'cause you're black? Did you grow up having people call you 'boy' and meaning it? Become a man, eat, drink, drive and wear the best, and in their eyes they're still saying, 'boy.' Well, I found out how to be strong, and getting strong made me a whole lot tougher than you will ever be." -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
