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"There are many stories about Michael Sullivan. Some say he was a decent man. Others say there was no good in him at all. But I once spent 6 weeks on the road with him, in the winter of 1931. This is our story."
"I saw then that my father's only fear was that his son would follow the same road. And that was the last time I ever held a gun. People always thought I grew up on a farm. And I guess, in a way, I did. But I lived a lifetime before that, in those six weeks on the road in the winter of 1931. When people ask me if Michael Sullivan was a good man, or if there was just no good in him at all, I always give the same answer. I just tell them... he was my father."
"Natural law. Sons are put on this earth to trouble their fathers."
"What men do after work is what made us rich. No need to screw them at work as well."
"[After losing a dice game to Michael Jr., he hands over a silver coin] A man of honor always pays his debts... and keeps his word."
"You would like to apologize? Try again."
"Let's drink to Danny's honor. Let's wake him to God and hope he gets to Heaven... at least an hour before the devil finds out he's dead."
"[beating Connor] I curse... the fucking... day... you were born. I curse it!"
"[to Michael, right before dying] I'm glad it's you."
"This is the life we chose, the life we lead. And there is only one guarantee: none of us will see Heaven."
"(last words) I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry... I'm sorry."
"I shoot the dead. Dead bodies, that is. I don't kill them."
"[Photographing Micheal as he lays dying] Smile."
"I'm something of a rarity."
"Alexander Rance: This is Mr. Rance in the bridal suite and before you proffer your phony congratulations there is no Mrs. Rance residing with me and I'm all the better for it. Now, listen carefully because I am in no mood. I'm going to say this only once. I would like a boiled egg and I want it runny."
"Alexander Rance: Finally, Top marks for speed. No marks for cookery."
"Finn McGovern: [to John Rooney] You rule this town as God rules the Earth."
"Speakeasy employee: All the money for frills and twists and none at all for food or neccessities. Sometimes I think I am dealing with a different species."
"Pray for Michael Sullivan."
"Tom Hanks - Michael Sullivan"
"Paul Newman - John Rooney"
"Jude Law - Harlen Maguire"
"Tyler Hoechlin - Michael Sullivan Jr."
"Stanley Tucci - Frank Nitti"
"Liam Aiken - Peter Sullivan"
"Jennifer Jason Leigh - Annie Sullivan"
"David Darlow - Jack Kelly"
"Dylan Baker - Alexander Rance"
"Daniel Craig - Connor Rooney"
"Ciarán Hinds - Finn McGovern"
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.