Manny quotes from Constantine

Manny

I envy you. Truly. You know, it's not all harps and halos for us; we have rules to follow. But you, you have your choices. You can act on your visions if you choose to. Now, that's a gift.

Manny

What brings you back to the streets, John?

John

A young lady, of course. I was asked to protect her by an old friend.

Manny

Dead friend, more likely.

John

Well, he did have to possess a body but he got my attention.

John

And, uh, what makes me so special?

Manny

Nothing that I'm aware of. St. Peter. Ignatius of Antioch. Joan of Arc. Oh, John, they were special. You're more of a... desperation move.

John

Story of my life, mate.

John

You know, I've never punched an angel, but you are begging for it, mate.

Manny

I could announce my arrival with trumpets. Used to have a tight horn section back in the day.

John

Mm, I'm sure you did.

Manny

What's it like? Pain.

It comes in waves. You feel helpless. You can't fight it. It becomes about making it to the other side, shrinking your world down to one fine point. When that wave melts away, you feel relief. Just for a moment, till it comes back to remind you.

Manny

So you feel pain now, but... what was it like the first moment the sun hit your skin? How good was that?

Manny

I got to admit, I never thought you'd do anything this stupid.

John

I'm John Constantine. I do stupid in spades.

John

Oh, I forgot--angels, they can't read sarcasm.

Manny

I can read it: I just don't have patience for it.

John

Now, I know it's hard. All those chemicals swirling around. Your heart aches, your head hurts, makes it hard to concentrate, doesn't it?

Manny

Yeah, I don't know how you get anything done.

John

A little bit of denial and a whole lot of gin.

John

I stare into the face of evil every bloody day. It usually manifests itself as a demon, a malevolent spirit, a bloody zombie, but now...

Manny

John, You've encountered human evil before.

John

I have, but this is something else entirely. We now know what happens when the rising darkness meets the evil in humanity. There's not an evil in any realm more dangerous than that.