The dumb self might be a shuck, but this is true: he only does bad people.
-- Narrator (Chapter 1)

Importance: Billy pretends that he is not as intelligent as he really is when he is around Nick and his underlings so that they will underestimate him. Even though Bill lies about his intelligence level, he does not lie about the types of jobs he will accept. He will kill only people he considers to be bad people.

Aside from Hoff being too out front after the deal goes down, there’s something Nick’s not telling him. Maybe that doesn’t matter. Maybe it does. As Trump says at least once a day, Who knows?
-- Narrator (Chapter 3)

Importance: This quote describes Billy’s sense of discomfort that Hoff is involved in the assassination. It also demonstrates the way that King pokes fun of Donald Trump, who was the President of the United States, in the time period...