Anthony Shaffer > Quotes

“ANDREW: Now, the shortest way to a man's heart is humiliation. You soon find out what he's made of.”
― Anthony Shaffer, Sleuth

“MILO: You must be joking.
ANDREW: You would know it if I were.”
― Anthony Shaffer, Sleuth

“MILO: It comes to the same thing.
ANDREW: Things mostly do, you know.”
― Anthony Shaffer, Sleuth

“MILO: It comes to the same thing. ANDREW: Things mostly do, you know.”
― Anthony Shaffer, Sleuth

“ANDREW: You can take it from me that Tea's an engaging little trollop, and she suits me mightily. Mind you, she takes a bit of keeping up with, it's a good thing I'm pretty much of an Olympic sexual athlete.
MILO: I suppose these days you're concentrating on the sprints rather than on the long distance stuff.
ANDREW: Not so, dear boy. I'm in the pink of condition. I could copulate for England at any distance.
MILO: Well, they do say in Olympic circles, that the point is to take part, rather than to win, so I suppose there's hope for us all.”
― Anthony Shaffer, Sleuth

“ANDREW: Supposing someone saw you climing in?
MILO: Who? You're not overlooked.
ANDREW: Who knows? A dallying couple. A passing sheep rapist.”
― Anthony Shaffer, Sleuth

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ANDREW: You probably take it more seriously, that's all.
MILO: You have to be serious if you want to be in love.
ANDREW: You have to be serious about crime if you want to afford to be in love.”
― Anthony Shaffer, Sleuth

“ANDREW: Not marriage, Inspector. Sex. Sex is the game with marriage the penalty.”
― Anthony Shaffer, Sleuth

“MILO: So she's used to luxury. Whose fault is that?
ANDREW: It's not a fault if you can afford it. But can you?
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― Anthony Shaffer, Sleuth