Paper 1 - Death of a salesman quotes Flashcards
“a salesman is got to dream boy. …
…It comes with the territory.”
“a small man can be…
…just as exhausted as a great man”
“be liked…
…and you will never want”
“he had all the wrong…
…dreams. All, all wrong”
“he’s a man way out there in the blue,…
…riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back - that’s an earthquake”
“I can see it like a diamond,…
…shining in the dark, hard and rough, that i can pick up and touch in my hand”
“I know you…
…laugh at me behind my back”
“I never got anywhere because…
…you blew me so full of hot air I could never stand taking orders from anybody!
“I realised what a ridiculous lie…
…my whole life has been.”
“the man who creates an appearance in the business world…
…is the man who gets ahead”
“I’m a dime a dozen…
…and so are you”
“I’m not a leader…
…of men, Willy, and neither are you”
“the woods are burning, boys, you understand. There’s…
…a big blaze going on all around. I was fired today.”
“I’ve got to get some seeds…
…,right away. Nothings planted. I don’t have a thing in the ground.”
“It’s Brooklyn, I know,…
…but we hunt too”
“nothing’ll…
…grow any more”
“the only thing you got in this world…
…is what you can sell”
“They time them so when…
…you finally paid for them, they’re used up”
“why must everybody…
…conquer the world?
“will you take that phoney dream…
…and burn it before something happens”
“Willy Loman did not die in vain. He had a…
…good dream. It’s the only dream you can have - to come out number- one man.”
“Willy, dear, what has he…
…got against you”
“you can’t eat the orange and throw the…
…peel away - a man is not a piece of fruit.”
“You fake!….
…You phoney little fake! You fake!”
