Paul Murray Quote

Next!’ The judgement issues summarily from the review panel before Sexecutioner has even a chance to drop his first motherfucker. For a moment, the boys remain rooted to the spot in ungangsta-like attitudes of woundedness, mocked by the drumbeat that is still thumping around them; then, unplugging the ghettoblaster, they clamber down and make the walk of shame to the exit.‘What in God’s name was that?’ the Automator says as soon as they have left.Trudy peers down at her clipboard. ‘ Original material. ’‘Our old friend original material,’ the Automator says grimly. ‘I’ve had some plumbing mishaps that sounded a little like those guys.’‘It did have a certain rough-hewn vitality,’ Father Laughton moderates.‘I’ve said it before, Padre, this concert’s not about rough-hewn. It’s not about doing your best. I want professionalism. I want pizazz. I want this concert to put the Seabrook name out there, tell the world what we’re all about.’‘Education?’‘Quality, damn it. A brand right at the top of the upper end of the market. God knows that’s not going to be easy. I’ve given serious thought to bussing in other kids, talented kids, just so we don’t have to drop the curtain after half an hour –