“Life was a series of complicated tactical exercises …”
Graham Greene book Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock (1938)
Quotes from bookBrighton Rock
Brighton Rock is a novel by Graham Greene, published in 1938 and later adapted for film in 1947 and 2010. The novel is a murder thriller set in 1930s Brighton. The title refers to a confectionery traditionally sold at seaside resorts, which in the novel is used as a metaphor for the personality of Pinkie, which is the same all the way through. There are links between this novel and Greene's earlier novel A Gun for Sale , because Raven's murder of the gang boss Kite, mentioned in A Gun For Sale, allows Pinkie to take over his gang and thus sets the events of Brighton Rock in motion.
“[Ida] "…It's a good world if you don't weaken."”
Graham Greene book Brighton Rock
Source: Brighton Rock (1938)
“… it was the little things which tripped you up.”
Graham Greene book Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock (1938)
“[Re Hale] He only felt his loneliness after his third gin.”
Graham Greene book Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock (1938)
“People talk," Ida Arnold said. "People talk all the time.”
Graham Greene book Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock (1938)
