Peter Wight Quotes

Johnny Bonjour.

Brian What's goin on? What're you doin ere?

Johnny Well, you see. I was over ere , like this, but that didn't work for me, so I thought I'd try over here , but I don't think there's much future in this one either.

Vera I know why you're here.

Det. Inspector Webster I beg your pardon?

Vera I know why you're here.

Det. Inspector Webster Why are we here?

Vera Because of what I do.

Det. Inspector Webster Because of what you do?

Det. Inspector Webster What is it that you do, Mrs Drake?

Vera I help young girls out.

Det. Inspector Webster You perform abortions, don't you?

Vera That's not what I do dear. That's what you call it. But they need help. Who else they got to turn to? No one. I help them out.

Cecilia My brother and I found the two of them down by the lake.

Police Inspector You didn't see anyone else?

Cecilia I wouldn't necessarily believe everything Briony tells you. She's rather fanciful.

Brian Yes, it is a boring job. Bloody boring, actually. But all you can see is the tip of the iceberg, the present, the tedious here and now. What you're incapable of seeing is the rest of time, the rest of the iceberg, past and the future – my future – which is a very interesting place to be. The good thing about this job is that it gives me time and space to contemplate the future at my leisure, whilst the city sleeps, free from the cacophonous curiosity of the hoi polloi. So, you see, it's not a boring job. And I'm not boring either.