Dennis Lehane Quote

That’s how the Sukulowskis got out? Captain Byner asked. Yup. Joe lit a cigarette. Where’d they end up? Joe tossed his match in the ashtray. You don’t really want to know. Rico said, Gentlemen, I agree with you. Freddy was a fucking asshole going after Montooth in the first place. Freddy, already aggrieved, looked even more dismayed. You were. Rico looked Freddy in the eye and formed a circle with the thumb and index of his right hand. Huge asshole. Size of a fucking paint can. He turned to the other men in the room. But, gents, we can’t let a nigger kill a white man. Even if it’s a nigger we like, and I like Montooth Dix. I’ve broken bread with the man. But still. And we can’t let a guy who’s not in our thing kill someone who is. No matter what. Dion? Joe? You two taught

Dennis Lehane

That’s how the Sukulowskis got out? Captain Byner asked. Yup. Joe lit a cigarette. Where’d they end up? Joe tossed his match in the ashtray. You don’t really want to know. Rico said, Gentlemen, I agree with you. Freddy was a fucking asshole going after Montooth in the first place. Freddy, already aggrieved, looked even more dismayed. You were. Rico looked Freddy in the eye and formed a circle with the thumb and index of his right hand. Huge asshole. Size of a fucking paint can. He turned to the other men in the room. But, gents, we can’t let a nigger kill a white man. Even if it’s a nigger we like, and I like Montooth Dix. I’ve broken bread with the man. But still. And we can’t let a guy who’s not in our thing kill someone who is. No matter what. Dion? Joe? You two taught

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About Dennis Lehane

Dennis Lehane ( lə-HAYN; born August 4, 1965) is an American author and screenwriter. He has published more than a dozen novels; the first several were a series of mysteries featuring recurring characters, including A Drink Before the War. Four of his novels have been adapted into films of the same names: Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003), Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island (2010), and Gone Baby Gone (2007) and Live by Night (2016), both directed by Ben Affleck. His short story "Animal Rescue" was also adapted into the film The Drop, noted for being the final film role for actor James Gandolfini.