kinder transport quotes Flashcards
+Evelyn ~ “this c__________ v___________”
this continual vacillation
Evelyn ~ “I was c_________”
I was cleansed
Evelyn ~ “the w________ has been s_______ away and underneath is pure f____”
the whitewash has been stripped away and underneath is pure filth
Evelyn ~ “A c______ g_____ is r_______ forever”
a chipped glass is ruined forever
Evelyn ~ “_______ spat me out. _______ took me in”
Germany spat me out. England took me in”
Evelyn ~ “_____ is all i have left Faith. One _____ and I might _____ forever”
blood is all i have left Faith. One prick and I might bleed forever
Evelyn ~ “You can’t let people who ____ you tell you what you ___”
you can’t let people who hate you tell you what you are
Faith ~ “lost in the _________”
lost in the millions
Faith ~ “Mr _______________”
mr ingratitude
Faith ~ “look at these __________. Where’s the ____ for these ____? The _____ for these _________?”
look at these remains. where’s the body for these feet? the hands for these fingers
Faith ~ “All that __________ and __________ like you’re going to ___”
all that shaking and gulping like you’re going to die
Faith ~ “A _________ awful, ________ cow of a ______ “
a fucking awful, lying cow of a mother
The Ratcatcher ~ “who has ___________ their ___________?”
who has forgotten their blessings?
The Ratcatcher (english postman) ~ “Everyone knows he ______. All Germans ______. Well known _____”
everyone knows he smells. all germans smell. well known fact
The Ratcatcher (postman) ~ “_____ land”
boche land
The Ratcatcher (postman) ~ “thought he’d done ____________ things for _____ country”
thought he’d done wonderful things for your country
The Ratcatcher (postman) ~ “____ __________ love”
same difference love
The Ratcatcher (officer) ~ “don’t want you to _______ who you are now do we?”
don’t want you to forget who you are now do we?
Helga ~ “you have to be able to _______ on your ____”
you have to be able to manage on your own
Helga ~ “_____ says a lot of _____ things”
karla says a lot of silly things
Helga ~ “you ____ like it better in _________”
you will like it better in america
Helga ~ “What am i ________ ____ __! I am your _______. I ____ you. We ____ be ___________”
what am i making you do! i am your mother. i love you. we must be together
Helga ~ “my suffering is ______________. yours is __________”
my suffering is monumental. yours is personal
Helga ~ “we all ___ one day, but ______ never ____ or _______. Through our __________ we live. That’s how we ______ death”
we all die one day, but jewels never fade or perish. through our children we live. that’s how we cheat death”
The Ratcatcher _____ ______ around
The Ratcatcher music weaves around
And ______ arms and ______ nails
And strong arms and spiky nails
Eyes as _____ as ______
Eyes as sharp as razors
the ______ of the __________ covers the stage
the shadow of the ratcatcher covers the stage
The Ratcatcher ~ I will take the _____ of your __________ away
I will take the heart of your happiness away
Eva ~ he’ll take us over the ____
he’ll take us over the edge
Evelyn ~ you were the ___________. Those were his _____, his _____
you were the Ratcatcher. Those were his eyes, his face
Eva ~ __’s locked in my _________
he’s locked in my keepsakes
Eva ~ jangling and _________ away, with me _______ on them for _____ and ____
jangling and ticking away, with me walking on them for ever and ever
Eva ~ what good’s a _____ when you can’t see its ____
what good’s a watch when you can’t see its face
Lil ~ “In _______! _______!”
In English! English!
Lil ~ “If there’s one thing I cannot stand, it’s a _______ _____!”
If there’s one thing I cannot stand it’s a little liar!
Lil ~ “Now! Before I ______ you ____ and never let you ______ __”
Now! Before I chuck you out and never let you back in!”
Lil ~ “Don’t ____ behind the _________, Eva”
Don’t hide behind the German, Eva
Evelyn ~ “It has got ___________ to do with ___ at all”
It has got nothing to do with you at all
Evelyn ~ “I’m not _________ ____”
Faith ~ “You can’t just _____ __ _______”
I’m not coming out
You can’t just stay in there
Evelyn ~ “She would have handed me back like a _________ _________”
She would have handed me back like a borrowed package
Lil ~ “the Lord _____ said that we needn’t keep to the ___ ____ anymore”
the Lord Jesus said that we needn’t keep to the old laws anymore
Faith ~ “What was the point in ________ __ if she was going to ___ _______ ___?”
What was the point in having me if she was going to cut herself off?
Helga ~ “you are _______a _______hardly anyone has been given”
you are wasting a chance hardly anyone has been given
Evelyn ~ “___ here. You’re being ______ _____. I won’t __ ____”
I’m here. You’re being looked after. I won’t go away
