Fisk Senior Quotes in Dean Spanley (2008)

Fisk Senior: There's no point to regretting things that have gone to the trouble of happening

Fisk Senior: Very handy, Thursday. Keeps Wednesday and Friday from colliding.

Fisk Junior: Now, there is a lecture by one Swami Nala Prash. About the transmigration of souls.

Fisk Senior: Poppycock! Think if we had souls they wouldn't get in touch? 'course they would! Think your mother wouldn't be on to me about that garden? 'course she would!

Wrather: Been a great pleasure, sir.

Fisk Senior: Easily pleased, is all I can say.

Fisk Senior: Do not presume to judge me, young Fisk.

Fisk Junior: I should first have to understand you, father. And that, I confess, I do not.

Fisk Senior: Perhaps you would have to become a father first.

Fisk Junior: Your example disinclines me to that particular comprehension I'm afraid.

Fisk Junior: If I were to tell you, you wouldn't believe me.

Fisk Senior: Then by all means don't tell me, I don't believe in enough things already.

Fisk Senior: Let's go to my club. Have a stiff one.

Fisk Junior: I thought you didn't go there anymore.

Fisk Senior: That was in the past. This is the present, young Fisk. There's no time like the present as that Swami calls it. What was it? The eternal now.

Fisk Senior: What about him pinching my line?

Dean Spanley: What line Sir?

Fisk Senior: The anteroom of eternity.

Dean Spanley: I rather thought that common usage.

Fisk Senior: Not at all. Out of my own head that came. Rather like having your pocket picked.