Typical Irish solution. Better not to talk about it, sweep it under the rug, then fester and have it kill ya.

Hotel Manager

Richie Kane: You know it was Rusty, and you want to do nothing?
Smitty: I don't care who did it. There's nothing to be gained by doing anything.
Richie Kane: It ain't a matter of what's to be gained. It's a matter of respect.

Sean O'Bannon: I could get used to this.
Deirdre: What's that?
Sean O'Bannon: Watching you in the kitchen.
Deirdre: Well, you've got the wrong girl for that.
Sean O'Bannon: What's that supposed to mean?
Deirdre: Means I've got bigger dreams than cooking and cleaning.

Vince Latucci: Speaking of the kids, Christine, they must be getting big. What are they up to now?
Christine Muldoon: You know, they're just your regular, all-American kids. Obsessed with their dead uncle, who was recently shot down outside a bar a few blocks from their luxurious one bedroom walk-up apartment.

I'm always amazed when I see a really good looking hooker. It's like, how did they end up on the street like that?

Sean O'Bannon

Public Morals Season 1 Episode 4 Quotes

Richie Kane: You know it was Rusty, and you want to do nothing?
Smitty: I don't care who did it. There's nothing to be gained by doing anything.
Richie Kane: It ain't a matter of what's to be gained. It's a matter of respect.

Typical Irish solution. Better not to talk about it, sweep it under the rug, then fester and have it kill ya.

Hotel Manager