Quotes from Saveloy
'That’s right,’ said Mr. Saveloy. ‘They’ve had a lifetime’s experience of not dying. They’ve become very good at it.' (IT)
They never worried about what other people thought. Mr Saveloy, who’d spent his whole life worrying about what other people thought and had been passed over for promotion and generally treated as a piece of furniture as a result, found this strangely attractive. And they never agonized about anything, or wondered if they were doing the right thing. And they enjoyed themselves immensely. They had a kind of honour. He liked the Horde. They weren’t his kind of people. (IT)
'Do teachers go anywhere special when they die?’ said Cohen.
‘I don’t think so,’ said Mr Saveloy gloomily. He wondered for a moment whether there really was a great Free Period in the sky. It didn’t sound very likely. Probably there would be some marking to do. (IT)
'... I really don't know where teachers go when they're dead, but I've got a horrible suspicion it’ll be full of sports masters.' (IT)
'Have you lost your senses?'
'Yes,' said the teacher, 'but I may have found some better ones.' (IT)
'There's lots of waiting in warfare,’ said Boy Willie.
‘Ah, yes,’ said Mr Saveloy. ‘I’ve heard people say that. They say there’s long periods of boredom followed by short periods of excitement.’
‘Not really,’ said Cohen. ‘It’s more like short periods of waiting followed by long periods of being dead'. (IT)
‘You ate someone?’ said Mr. Saveloy, beckoning to the waiter.
‘Just a leg.’
‘That’s terrible!’
‘Not with mustard.’ (IT)
'You see, once you’ve got them at your mercy, you’re not allowed to kill them.’
The Silver Horde, to a man, stared at the ex-teacher.
‘I’m afraid that’s civilization for you,’ he added. (IT)
They never worried about what other people thought. Mr Saveloy, who’d spent his whole life worrying about what other people thought and had been passed over for promotion and generally treated as a piece of furniture as a result, found this strangely attractive. And they never agonized about anything, or wondered if they were doing the right thing. And they enjoyed themselves immensely. They had a kind of honour. He liked the Horde. They weren’t his kind of people. (IT)
'Do teachers go anywhere special when they die?’ said Cohen.
‘I don’t think so,’ said Mr Saveloy gloomily. He wondered for a moment whether there really was a great Free Period in the sky. It didn’t sound very likely. Probably there would be some marking to do. (IT)
'... I really don't know where teachers go when they're dead, but I've got a horrible suspicion it’ll be full of sports masters.' (IT)
'Have you lost your senses?'
'Yes,' said the teacher, 'but I may have found some better ones.' (IT)
'There's lots of waiting in warfare,’ said Boy Willie.
‘Ah, yes,’ said Mr Saveloy. ‘I’ve heard people say that. They say there’s long periods of boredom followed by short periods of excitement.’
‘Not really,’ said Cohen. ‘It’s more like short periods of waiting followed by long periods of being dead'. (IT)
‘You ate someone?’ said Mr. Saveloy, beckoning to the waiter.
‘Just a leg.’
‘That’s terrible!’
‘Not with mustard.’ (IT)
'You see, once you’ve got them at your mercy, you’re not allowed to kill them.’
The Silver Horde, to a man, stared at the ex-teacher.
‘I’m afraid that’s civilization for you,’ he added. (IT)
