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Joe Peck is an Italian mob boss who is responsible for introducing heroin to the Cause. He is highly successful, even though (or perhaps because) he lacks a moral compass. Elefante dislikes him because of his cocksure attitude and bad temper. Peck is the boss of every character in the novel involved in the drug trade, including Deems and Bunch Moon.
Joe Peck Quotes in Deacon King Kong
The Deacon King Kong quotes below are all either spoken by Joe Peck or refer to Joe Peck. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 5: The Governor
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Greed, he thought wryly as he dug into the earth. That’s the disease. I got it myself.
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Chapter 13: The Country Girl
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He scanned the East River, checking the line of barges moving along. Some of them he knew. A few were run by honest captains who refused hot items. They wouldn’t move a stolen tire if you paid them a thousand bucks. Others were captained by blithering idiots who would kick their scruples out the window for the price of a cup of coffee. The first type were honest to a fault. They just couldn’t help it. The second type were born crooks.
Which one am I? he wondered.
Chapter 16: May God Hold You…
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Elefante shrugged, pocketed his money, and leaned against the wall of his house. “I used to see her come and go from church,” he said. “She’d say good morning. People don’t do that no more.”
“No they don’t.”
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Joe Peck Quotes in Deacon King Kong
The Deacon King Kong quotes below are all either spoken by Joe Peck or refer to Joe Peck. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 5: The Governor
Quotes
Greed, he thought wryly as he dug into the earth. That’s the disease. I got it myself.
Related Characters:
Related Symbols:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 13: The Country Girl
Quotes
He scanned the East River, checking the line of barges moving along. Some of them he knew. A few were run by honest captains who refused hot items. They wouldn’t move a stolen tire if you paid them a thousand bucks. Others were captained by blithering idiots who would kick their scruples out the window for the price of a cup of coffee. The first type were honest to a fault. They just couldn’t help it. The second type were born crooks.
Which one am I? he wondered.
Chapter 16: May God Hold You…
Quotes
Elefante shrugged, pocketed his money, and leaned against the wall of his house. “I used to see her come and go from church,” he said. “She’d say good morning. People don’t do that no more.”
“No they don’t.”
