59 Quotes by David Peace

The President had not come to ask for help. He did not want help. He did not need help. The President had not come to beg. He did not want charity. He did not need charity. The President had come only to hold them to their word. To have them keep their promises. Honour their pledges. The president had come only to collect. To collect what was his.

Devil triumphs when good men do nowt

Never had the urge to deliver us from evil?”“No, never”“Devil triumphs when good men do nowt

Age does not count. It’s what you know about football that matters.

But it’s over. It’s over and you know it-No League Championships. No FA Cups. No European Cups-The roar and the whistle. The applause and the adoration-Finished forever. Second best. Forever.

So we can expect a bit more warmth, a bit more "honesty and a bit more Brian Clough from the League Champions? " asks Mitchell."A lot more Brian Clough actually" I tell him. "A lot more

I've seen it before. Been here before. Played or managed here, six or seven times in six or seven years. Always a visitor, always away.

Johnny Watters bends down, sponge in his hand, tongue in your ear, he whispers, "How shall we live, Brian? How shall we live?

He once told me, Instead of scoring thirty goals a season, why don't you score twenty-five and help someone else to score fifteen? That way the team's ten goals better off.