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Charles “Fred” Hale
Colleoni is the most powerful mob boss in Brighton. He is a small man with a round belly who walks on tip toe and has thinning gray hair, but his unassuming appearance and dandyish air are deceptive. He is utterly ruthless in his pursuit of power, and his drive has paid off. By the time he meets with Pinkie to try to recruit him into his syndicate, he has the police on his side. When Pinkie calls on Colleoni to have Spicer murdered, Colleoni sends his men to target Pinkie, too—a hit job that pinkie and Spicer both narrowly escape.
Colleoni Quotes in Brighton Rock
The Brighton Rock quotes below are all either spoken by Colleoni or refer to Colleoni. 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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Part I, Chapter 2
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“You are wasting your time, my child,” Mr. Colleoni said. “You can’t do me any harm.” He laughed gently. “If you want a job though, come to me. I like push. I dare say I could find room for you. The World needs young people with energy.” The hand with the cigar moved expansively mapping out the World as Mr. Colleoni visualized it: lots of little electric clocks controlled by Greenwich, buttons on a desk, a good suite on the first floor, accounts audited, reports from agents, silver, cutlery, glass.
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Colleoni Quotes in Brighton Rock
The Brighton Rock quotes below are all either spoken by Colleoni or refer to Colleoni. 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:
).
Part I, Chapter 2
Quotes
“You are wasting your time, my child,” Mr. Colleoni said. “You can’t do me any harm.” He laughed gently. “If you want a job though, come to me. I like push. I dare say I could find room for you. The World needs young people with energy.” The hand with the cigar moved expansively mapping out the World as Mr. Colleoni visualized it: lots of little electric clocks controlled by Greenwich, buttons on a desk, a good suite on the first floor, accounts audited, reports from agents, silver, cutlery, glass.
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