Key Quotations Flashcards
“for lower costs and higher prices”
Arthur Birling
“you can ignore all this silly pessimistic talk”
Arthur Birling
“The Germans don’t want war”
Arthur Birling
“like bees in a hive - community and all that nonsense”
Arthur Birling
“Burnt her inside out, of course.”
Inspector Goole
“A chain of events”
Inspector Goole
“Still, I can’t accept any responsibility. If we were all responsible for everything that happened to everybody we’d had anything to do with, it would be very awkward, wouldn’t it?”
Arthur Birling
“He could have kept her on instead of throwing her out. I call it tough luck.”
Eric
“It’s better to ask for the Earth than to take it.”
Inspector Goole
“Well, I think it’s a dam shame”
Eric
“Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages?”
Eric
“I expect you’ve done things you’re ashamed of too.”
Sheila Birling
“You’ll see. You’ll see.”
Sheila Birling
“We’ll have to share something. If there’s nothing else, we’ll have to share our guilt.”
Inspector Goole
“You seem to have made a great impression on this child, Inspector.”
Sybil Birling
“She was - very gallant - about it.”
Gerald
“I’m very sorry. But I think she only had herself to blame.”
Sybil Birling
“If you think you can bring any pressure to bear upon me, Inspector, you’re quite mistaken.”
Sybil Birling
“Mother - stop - stop!”
Sheila Birling
“Look, Inspector, you’re not trying to tell us that - that my boy - is mixed up in this - ?”
Arthur Birling
“Look, Inspector - I’d give thousands - yes, thousands - “
Arthur Birling
“I was in the sort of state where a chap could easily turn nasty”
Eric Birling
“The girl’s still dead, isn’t she? Nobody’s brought her to life, have they?”
Eric Birling
“We’ve found him out - and all we have to do is keep our heads.”
Arthur Birling
“I’d have asked him a few questions before I allowed him to ask us any.”
Sybil Birling
