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Billy Hadler is the young son of Karen and Luke. When local school principal Whitlam goes to murder Karen to prevent her from revealing that he stole money from the school, Billy is there and witnesses the murder. As a result, Whitlam has to chase and kill Billy. Seeing the room where Billy died particularly affects Sergeant Raco, whose wife (Rita) is pregnant with his first child.
Billy Quotes in The Dry
The The Dry quotes below are all either spoken by Billy or refer to Billy. 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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Prologue
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It wasn’t as though the farm hadn’t seen death before, and the blowflies didn’t discriminate. To them there was little difference between a carcass and a corpse.
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Chapter 1
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Luke lied. You lied. Be at the funeral.
Chapter 6
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He’d always assumed Luke had been found in the ute’s driver’s seat, but the images showed his body flat on its back in the cargo tray. The lip of the tray was open and Luke’s legs dangled over as though he’d been sitting on the edge. A shotgun by his side pointed towards the mess where his head would have been. His face was completely missing.
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Chapter 19
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“I’m trying to keep Kiewarra safe for our kids. Is that too much to ask? Haven’t things been bad enough? I know you didn’t have much time for Karen, but you could at least show some respect, Gretchen.”
Chapter 21
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“Christ, it’s like Deliverance around here sometimes.”
Chapter 32
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The tiny pink face, dark hair and chubby wrist peeked out from the folds of a blue blanket in his arms. Luke held the child comfortably, closely. Paternally.
Chapter 34
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“These gambling types are fair old suckers, though. Always looking for strategies and loopholes. End of the day, it only works if you back the right horse.”
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Billy Quotes in The Dry
The The Dry quotes below are all either spoken by Billy or refer to Billy. 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:
).
Prologue
Quotes
It wasn’t as though the farm hadn’t seen death before, and the blowflies didn’t discriminate. To them there was little difference between a carcass and a corpse.
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Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 1
Quotes
Luke lied. You lied. Be at the funeral.
Chapter 6
Quotes
He’d always assumed Luke had been found in the ute’s driver’s seat, but the images showed his body flat on its back in the cargo tray. The lip of the tray was open and Luke’s legs dangled over as though he’d been sitting on the edge. A shotgun by his side pointed towards the mess where his head would have been. His face was completely missing.
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Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 19
Quotes
“I’m trying to keep Kiewarra safe for our kids. Is that too much to ask? Haven’t things been bad enough? I know you didn’t have much time for Karen, but you could at least show some respect, Gretchen.”
Chapter 21
Quotes
“Christ, it’s like Deliverance around here sometimes.”
Chapter 32
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The tiny pink face, dark hair and chubby wrist peeked out from the folds of a blue blanket in his arms. Luke held the child comfortably, closely. Paternally.
Chapter 34
Quotes
“These gambling types are fair old suckers, though. Always looking for strategies and loopholes. End of the day, it only works if you back the right horse.”
