“ Each day of the week, Kalist indulges himself in a different, secret ritual. On Mondays, he wears cologne. On Tuesdays, he eats meat for lunch. On Wednesdays, he places a bet after work. On Thursdays,… Carla H. Krueger
“ Maxwell D. Kalist is a receiving teller at a city bank, Orwell and Finch, where he runs an efficient department of twenty two clerks and twelve junior clerks. He carries a leather-bound vade mecum eve… Carla H. Krueger
“ I’m warning you because you’re young and vulnerable. He’s a dirty, lying, conniving piece of shit and he’s dangerous.” Gottfried Baumauer. Carla H. Krueger
“ Are there not times, Ridley, when you yourself wish only to hear the best in people – and not to be dragged downwards into the underworld we all regularly inhabit? Carla H. Krueger
“ You are a more powerful person than you might have ever imagined.” Maxwell D. Kalist. Carla H. Krueger
“ Only men with intelligence, confidence and absolutely no empathy at all can progress upstairs. Carla H. Krueger
“ Don’t mock my suggestions, Ridley – one day in the near future, they might just save your life.” Maxwell D. Kalist. Carla H. Krueger
“ It’s late and most of the clerks are at home in their beds, dreaming of swimming in pools filled with real money. Carla H. Krueger
