The Bonfire of the Vanities - Confronting Tragedy and Social Disparities
Reverend Bacon: [about the incident with Henry Lamb]
This is a tragedy! A fine young man has been struck down. God- fearing, church-going, never in trouble, graduating from high school, ready for college - and somebody comes along - some rich white people in a rich white man's car and wham! They run him down and never even stop. Now what are we going to do about these parking tickets?
Judy McCoy: [pause]
I'm leaving you! After the party... and now, if you will excuse me, we have guests.
Sir Gerald Moore:
I was at dinner last evening, and halfway through the pudding, this four-year-old child came alone, dragging a little toy cart. And on the cart was a fresh turd. Her own, I suppose. The parents just shook their heads and smiled. I've made a big investment in you, Peter. Time and money, and it's not working. Now, I could just shake my head and smile. But in my house, when a turd appears, we throw it out. We dispose of it. We flush it away. We don't put it on the table and call it caviar.
Maria Ruskin: [when she and Sherman end up in Bronx]
Sherman... where are all the white people?
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