Ted Lewis > Quotes

“door slams. Time passes and I carry on staring up into the sky. The pain went a long time ago.”
― Ted Lewis, Get Carter

“When I got to the end of the row I pulled over a couple of tables just in case but Con and Peter were only just beginning to come after me. If you’re only Number Two you should try harder.”
― Ted Lewis, Get Carter

“Bad news about Ray Warren,’ Mickey said. ‘Or for him. Or for us, temporarily.’
‘What’s that Mickey?’ I asked him.
‘His old lady. He phoned last night. She snuffed it. He’s staying up there for a few days, until after they’ve put her in the ground.’
‘Sorry to hear it,’ I said.
‘Yeah, I knew you would be,’ Mickey said. ‘You want me to organise a wreath?’.
‘Yes, I should do that.’
‘Shall I get two made up while I’m at it?’ he said.”
― Ted Lewis, GBH

“They’d had nothing when they were younger, since the war they’d gradually got the lot, and the change had been so surprising they could never stop wanting, never be satisfied. They were the kind of people who made me know I was right.”
― Ted Lewis, Get Carter

“Inside, the decor was pure British B-feature except with better lighting. The clientele thought they were select. There were farmers, garage proprietors, owners of chains of cafés, electrical contractors, builders, quarry owners; the new Gentry.”
― Ted Lewis, Get Carter