Quotes Flashcards
“In the greatest country…”
“in the world a young man with such personal attractiveness gets lost.”
Willy
“remember how they used to…”
“follow him around at high school?’
Willy
[He loses himself…]
[in reminiscence.]
[seems less…]
[self-assured] - (Biff)
“and good luck with your…”
“what do you do?”
Ben
“It’s Brooklyn, I know,…”
“But we hunt too.”
Willy
“Like a young…”
“God. Hercules - something like that.”
Willy
“a star like that,…”
“magnificent, can never really fade away.”
Willy
“a little boat…”
“looking for a harbour.”
Linda
“What are you building?…”
“Lay your hand on it. Where is it?”
Ben
“a man can end with…”
“diamonds here on the basis of being liked.”
Willy
“No man only…”
“needs a little salary.”
Charley
“He had the wrong…”
“dreams.”
Biff
“I am not a dime…”
“a dozen. I am Willy Loman and you are Biff Loman.”
“I’m not bringing home any…”
“prizes anymore and you’re going to stop waiting for me to bring them home.”
Biff
“pick up a phone and be…”
“remembered and loved and helped by so many different people.”
Willy
“Why am I trying to…”
“Become what I don’t want to be.”
Biff
“Nothing’s planted. …”
“I don’t have a thing in the ground.”
Willy
[the surrounding area shows…]
[an angry glow of orange]
“It’s the only dream to have -…”
“to come out number one man.”
Happy
“Be liked and…”
“you will never want.”
Willy
“A man can’t go out the way…”
“he came in, Ben, a man has got to add up something.”
Willy
“Willy Loman never made…
“a lot of money. His name was never in the paper.”
Linda
“Attention, attention…”
“must finally be paid to a person.”
Linda