Death of a Salesman Quotes Flashcards
Willy, ‘After all…’
‘After all the highways, and the trains, and the appointments and the years. You end up worth more dead than alive’
Charlie, ‘Nobody’s…’
‘Nobody’s worth nothin’ dead Willy’
Willy, ‘Be liked…’
‘Be liked and you’ll never want’
Willy, ‘They don’t…’
‘They don’t need me in New York, I’m the New England Man. I’m vital in New England.
Willy, ‘I can park…’
‘I can park my car in any street in New England and the cops protect it like their own’
Linda, ‘A small man…’
‘A small man can be just as exhausted as a great man’
Young Biff, ‘He’s liked…’
‘He’s liked but not well-liked’
Biff, ‘Because I know…’
‘Because I know he’s a fake and he doesn’t like anybody around who knows’
Willy, ‘You can’t just…’
‘You can’t just eat the orange and throw the peel away- A man is not a piece of fruit’
Willy, ‘The trouble is…’
‘The trouble is he’s last goddamit- Biff is a lazy bum!’
Linda, ‘He could be…’
‘He could be anything in that suit’
Linda, ‘Willy…’
‘Willy Loman never made a lot of money’
Biff, ‘Pop!…’
‘Pop! I’m a dime a dozen and so are you’
Biff, ‘I realised..’
‘I realised what a ridiculous lie my whole life has been’
Biff, ‘He had…’
‘He had all the wrong dreams’
Happy, ‘He had a good..’
‘He had a good dream. It’s the only dream you can have - to come out number-one man’
Willy, ‘I’ve got to get some…’
‘I’ve got to get some seeds. I’ve got to get some seeds, right away. Nothing’s planted. I don’t have a thing in the ground’
Willy, ‘What’re you…’
‘What’re you looking’ so anaemic for Bernard’
Linda, ‘You’re too…’
‘You’re too accommodating dear;
Linda, ‘Few men…’
Few men are idolised by their children the way you are’
Biff, ‘I am not a leader…’
‘I am not a leader of men, Willy, and neither are you’
Willy, ‘Don’t talk about…’
‘Don’t talk about something you don’t know anything about’
Willy, ‘A man who can’t…’
‘A man who can’t handle his tools is not a man. You’re disgusting’
