Thomas Shelby Quotes

— So I'd be solving a problem for you.
— And I'd be winning you that medal.
— If I get a medal, I will have your initials engraved on my backside.
— Oh. My initials on your backside. That's quite an image.

She’s in the past. The past is not my concern. The future is no longer my concern, either.

Peaky Blinders

Billy Lovelock

— The one minute. The soldier's minute. In a battle, that's all you get. One minute of everything at once. And anything before is nothing. Everything after nothing. Nothing in comparison to that one minute.
— Didn't you get enough minutes over there?

— Gentlemen, this is your cousin. Polly's son, Michael.
— Pleased to meet you. John.
— I'm Arthur. You've already met me. I used to throw you out of the window, so John could catch you.
— I used to put you in a shoebox and kick you down Watery Lane.

Explanation:

Michael was taken from his mother when he was little. His first meeting with his brothers many years later.

The only way to guarantee peace is by making the prospect of war seem hopeless.

— How much did you pay for the suit you'll be wearing?
— Oh, I don't pay for suits. My suits are on the house or the house burns down.

— You fixing races now? Do you have permission from Billy Kimber to be fixing races, hm? Then what's got into you? You think we can take on the Chinese and Billy Kimber. Billy's got a bloody army!
— I think, Arthur. That's what I do. I think, so that you don't have to.

When you've planned something well, there's no need to rush.

I imagine being shot by a woman hurts the same as being shot by a man. Just a bit more shameful. You know, Mr Campbell, when I got shot they gave me a medal. Yeah. No medal for you I bet... <...> Every time you lean on that stick I bet you see her face.

— Do you think there might be some...measure of respect developing between us? Old foes that have grown to admire each other, and see each other's professional virtues. Personally, I think not.
— I think not.

— Kill... and kill...
— It's the only way to make people listen.

— Are you coming back?
— Nothing to come back to.

— Inspector, I responded to your invitation because I want us to understand each other. I'm a businessman. I want to make my business successful.
— And I want my city run peacefully.
— Well, if the city is peaceful, business can thrive.
— So we're on the same side.
— I think perhaps we could be.

— I was pretending I was you. <...>
— That's why you should never pretend to be me.

Explanation:

A grenade was planted in Thomas Shelby's car, which his younger brother climbed into to play. Thomas managed to throw it away at the last second.

— I don't hear the shovels against the wall... Will you help me?
— Help you with what?
— With everything. The whole fucking thing. Fucking life. Business. I found you. And you found me. We'll help each other.

Explanation:

When Thomas was with Grace for the first time, he didn't have nightmares about the war.

— She {Ada} said you keep everything locked up.
— Well, that's what men do.
— Your sister's nice. I like her. It can't be easy for her. Her brother and her husband, fighting over the same thing. Men should talk, too.

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