The Adventures of Augie March Quotes

He kept clear of the hoodlums, torpedoes, and thieves on their professional side. In that regard he was smarter than I, for I somehow got to be party to a robbery. (7.18)

Never but at such times, by necessity, was my father mentioned. I claimed to remember him; Simon denied that did, and Simon was right. I liked to imagine it. (1.20)

There was a moment when I could have fallen for either one of them, and then everything bent to one side, toward the slender, slighter, younger one. (8.58)

"Just so you want! Heaven and earth will be moved." (3.11)

"The Klein boy is going to get you into trouble. He has thievish eyes. The truth now—is he a crook or not?" (4.2)

My mind was already dwelling on a good enough fate.While the old lady, following her own idea of what fate would be, continued to find various jobs for me. (3.1-2)

What did I, out of all this, want for myself? I couldn't have told you. (6.1)

He made good dough, still he wouldn't give Velma enough, figuring she'd come back to him if he kept her needy. (3.62)

This was what she had been attempting to get over to us, that if we did as she said we could expect plenty of results like this public homage. (3.12)

Monkey was the basis of much thought with us. On the sideboard, on the Turkestan runner, with their eyes, ears, and mouth covered, we had see-no-evil, speak-no-evil, hear-no-evil, a lower trinity o...