Quotes by Stephen Barr

“For it must be remembered that at the time I knew quite nothing, naturally, concerning Milo Payne, the mysterious Cockney-talking Englishman with the checkered long-beaked Sherlockholmsian cap; nor of the latter’s ‘Barr-Bag,’ which was as like my own bag as one Milwaukee wienerwurst is like another; nor of Legga, the Human Spider, with her four legs and her six arms; nor of Ichabod Chang, ex-convict, and son of Dong Chang; nor of the elusive poetess, Abigail Sprigge; nor of the Great Simon, with his 2,163 pearl buttons; nor of”

“But science has given us new eyes that allow us to see down to the deeper roots of the world’s structure, and there all we see is order and symmetry of pristine mathematical purity.””

“That’s super. I like you, Lloyd. You were always the best of them. Best damned barkeep between Barre and Portland, Maine. Portland, Oregon, for that matter.””

“Since ancient times artists and architects have seen in the golden mean the most aesthetically satisfying geometric ratio.””

“The universe looks far more orderly to us now than it did to the ancients who appealed to that order as proof of God’s existence.””

“Hi, Lloyd, a little slow tonight isn't it?'Lloyd said it was. Lloyd asked him what would it be.'Now I'm really glad you asked me that, really glad. Because I happen to have two twenties and two tens in my wallet and I was afraid they'd be sitting right there until sometime next April. There isn't a 7-Eleven around here, would you believe it? And I thought they had 7-Elevens on the fucking moon.'Lloyd sympathized.'So here's what, you set me up an even twenty martinis...One for every month I've been on the wagon and one to grow on. You can do that, can't you? You aren't too busy?Lloyd said he wasn't busy at all.'Good man. You line those martinis up right along the bar and I'm going to take them down, one by one. White man's burden, Lloyd my man.'Lloyd turned to do the job. Jack reached into his pocket for the money clip and came out with an Excedrin bottle instead.'I seem to be momentarily light,' Jack said. 'How's my credit in this joint, anyhow?'Lloyd said his credit was fine.'That's super. I like you, Lloyd. You were always the best of them. Best damned barkeep between Barre and Portland, Maine. Portland, Oregon for that matter.””