“Slasher Hathaway marks his territory by spending money. He might as well have pissed on her. It means nothing.”

“Nothing sinister. Just getting exercise. Although some might consider that sinister.”

“My life was a wreck. I had nothing, no material possessions, unless debts counts. Fourteen pairs of shoes that were too small for me was all I had to show after a lifetime of profligate spending. I hadn’t a job. I hadn’t any qualifications. I’d achieved nothing with my life. I’d never been happy. I had no husband or boyfriend.”

“Minsk! How pissed-off that sounded! It was great. You could scare the bejayzus out of someone if you said it right.”

“Look," she sighed. "You might be a lovely lad, in fairness you look like a lovely lad, but I can't take the chance. My kids wouldn't even be able to remember what I was wearing to tell the police. And all the recent photographs of me are bad, very jowly. I couldn't have them stuck to the lamp posts around the city. On your way, son." (Woman to Matt, when he tried to give her a lift.)”

“He seemed wild and dangerous and carefree--well, he would, would'nt he? What were motorcycles and black leather pants if not the uniform of a wild, dangerous and carefree man?”

“...as you know, I don't believe in fear, just an invention by men so they get all the money and good jobs...”