“The past was finished; let the dead bury their dead.”
“There’s a black boy dead for no reason, and the man responsible for it’s dead. Let the dead bury the dead this time, Mr. Finch. Let the dead bury the dead.”
“Forget the past, let the dead bury the dead. Things were working out fine, and that was the only thing he had to remember.”
“Let the dead bury the dead.”
“I had this daft idea to come and bury the past. Except the past is not quite dead.”
“The best way to dig yourself out of a hole, is with a dead guy’s fingernails. Then, once you’re out of the hole, finish burying that dead guy before the cops arrive.”