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1 " In the mid-1980s, on a spring Sunday morning, a Volvo stationwagon parked in Brunswick Street. A young couple got out. She was trim, blonded, tanned. He was already broadening in the midsection, sockless, short and hairy legs ending in boatshoes. From a restraining chair in the back seat, he unloaded a child, complaining, flailing. They took it into a cafe.They were going to have brunch.The old Brunswick Street was dead, Brunchwick Street born. There was no turning back. "
― Peter Temple , White Dog (Jack Irish, #4)
2 " Man near entrance is shot in the head at close range from behind. The other two, multiple stab wounds, genitals severed, other injuries. Also head and pubic hair ignited, shot, muzzle in mouth. Three bullets recovered, 45 calibre."Villani: “So you can’t rule out an accident? "
― Peter Temple , Truth (Broken Shore #2)
3 " I said, "Thank you. Go the Saints. Goodbye." Go the Saints; I'd said it. The first time. It felt like...coming out. "
― Peter Temple , Black Tide (Jack Irish, #2)
4 " etiolated skin.’ Anselm blew smoke. "
― Peter Temple , In the Evil Day
5 " Hidden history of the turf,’ Harry said. ‘Commissioner called Happy Henry Carmody. Happy shot through on a big punter, Baby Martinez, came from Manila, Hawaii, somewhere like that, got into a few duels with the books. Silly bugger, really. Happy did a bit of work for him, came highly recommended too. Then one Satdee Happy had a kitbag of notes owed to Baby, thought bugger it, Baby’s just some dago’ll cop it sweet, go home and weep under the palm trees. "
― Peter Temple , Bad Debts (Jack Irish, #1)
6 " matter what the bastards do. So what if my dad beat my mum, so what if my hubby fucked the babysitter, so "
― Peter Temple , The Broken Shore (Broken Shore #1)
