Memorable Quotes from James Read
4 quotesTension Among Players in a Critical Moment
Joe Jackson
C'mon, Betsy. We need a big wallop, now. Big wallop. Tell me when, Betsy.
[Talking to his bat, "Black Betsy" as he starts to walk to the on-deck circle]
Swede Riesberg
She ever talk back to you, Joe?
Fred McMullin
Probably sleeps with it, too.
Lefty Williams
Lay off, you guys.
Happy Felsch
Oh, all you crackers stick together, huh?
Swede Riesberg
Hey, ask her for a triple, Joe! You hear me?
Fred McMullin
It's been sixty years since the Civil War, Lefty. Ease up.
Happy Felsch
Besides, you guys lost. It was all in the papers.
Fred McMullin
That wouldn't help Jackson, none.
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A Prediction of Loss and Intrigue
Hired Killer
You're gonna lose tomorrow.
Lefty Williams
Oh, is that so?
Hired Killer
I know it for a fact. That your wife?
Lefty Williams
Yeah, what's it to you?
Hired Killer
You don't lose tomorrow, she dies.
Lefty Williams
Who sent you?
Hired Killer
You made a promise to certain people.
Lefty Williams
You son of a bitch!
Hired Killer
You can't protect her. If I don't do it, somebody else will. First inning, Mister Williams.
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A New Perspective on Legal Education
Elle's father
Law school is for people who are boring, and ugly, and…serious. And you, Button, are none of those things.
Aaron Mitchell
I was first in my class at Princeton, I have an I.Q. of a hundred and eighty-seven, and it's been suggested that Stephen Hawking stole his Brief History of Time…from my fourth grade paper.
Professor Stromwell
If you're going to let one stupid prick ruin your life, you're not the girl I thought you were.
Professor Stromwell
A legal education means you will learn to speak in a new language. You will be taught to achieve insight into the world around you. And to sharply question what you know.
Maurice
Oh, my God, the bend and snap! Works every time.
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Discussions of Missing Figures and Finances
Lefty Williams
I thought you were supposed to be in charge of this thing. What happened to Sullivan?
Chick Gandil
He switched hotels, we can't track him down.
Lefty Williams
And what happened to Attell?
Chick Gandil
Shot his wad in the third game when Kerr won; said he's busted.
Happy Felsch
Well, to hell with them, then.
Chick Gandil
You two made an agreement!
Happy Felsch
Hey, we lose one more and it's over. I've dumped four games; I've only been paid for one.
Chick Gandil
Hey, you don't know what these guys are like. Once you're in, you're in! You can't welch on these guys! Your funeral! Assholes...
[Williams and Felsch grin and walk off; throws his glove to the ground]
Swede Riesberg
Problems?
[Comes walking up]
Chick Gandil
Nah. We still got Eddie.
[Puts on a brave smile]
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