Extended Reading

In the Name of the Father quotes

  • [Gerry looks at their "Map of the British Empire" jigsaw puzzle]

    Gerry Conlon: Where's all the missing pieces?

    Prisoner: We eat it up, man. Before my woman sent it in here, right, she have it dipped in liquid acid. LSD, man. We've been dropping the British Empire for the last six months! You want to fly, pick a country.

    [Gerry is astonished]

    Gerry Conlon: Fuck sake, don't give me Northern Ireland. I don't want a bad trip.

    Prisoner: Try Nepal, man. Take you to the Himalayas.

  • Carole Richardson: [seeing the sausages in Gerry's luggage] They have a dead pig in here!

    Gerry Conlon: Just some sausages.

    [everyone in the commune look disgusted]

    Deptford Jim: We're all vegetarians here.

    Gerry Conlon: I've vegetarian. We're both vegetarian. I was just takin' them sausages to me Auntie Annie's. I have to be around there now. I'll be back in a few minutes.

    [later Gerry and Paul are eating the sausages in Aunt Annie's home]

    Gerry Conlon: [holding up a sausage] Pinky.

    Paul Hill: [holding up his] ... and Perky.