AIC Quotes Flashcards
“You’re just the kind of
Mr Birling
son-in-law I always wanted”
“I’m talking as a hard-headed, practical
Mr Birling
man of business… there isn’t a chance of war”
“… unsinkable,
Mr Birling
absolutely unsinkable”
“…might find my way
Mr Birling
into the next Honours list”
“I was almost certain
Mr Birling
for a knighthood”
“…a man has to make his own way – has to look
Mr Birling
after himself… community and all that nonsense”
“I can’t accept
Mr Birling
any responsibility”
“It’s my duty to
Mr Birling
keep labour costs down”
“She’d had a lot to say
Mr Birling
– far too much – so she had to go”
“How do you get on with our
Mr Birling
Chief Constable, Colonel Roberts?”
“Probably a Socialist or
Mr Birling
some sort of crank”
“The famous younger generation who
Mr Birling
know it all. And they can’t even take a joke-”
“When you’re married you’ll realize that men with important work to
Mrs Birling
do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their business”
“You know of course that my husband was Lord Mayor
Mrs Birling
only two years ago and that he’s still a magistrate”
“I’m very sorry. But I think
Mrs Birling
she had only herself to blame”
“Unlike the other three, I did
Mrs Birling
nothing I’m ashamed of”
Go and look for the father of
Mrs Birling
the child. It’s his responsibility”
“She was claiming elaborate fine feelings and scruples
Mrs Birling
that were simply absurd in a girl in her position”
“I accept no blame at all”; “I blame
Mrs Birling
the young man who was the father of the child”
“You’re not the type
Mrs Birling
you don’t get drunk”
“I was the only one
Mrs Birling
of you who didn’t give in to him”
“Don’t be
Sheila
an ass, Eric”
“I’ve been so happy tonight.
Sheila
Oh I wish you hadn’t told me”
“I think it was a mean thing to do.
Sheila
Perhaps that spoilt everything for her”
