Mrs Birling

• (Reproachfully) 'Arthur you're not supposed to say such things'
• 'When you’re married, you’ll realise that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their business’ ‘You’ll have to get used to that, just as I had!’

  'I don't believe I will. So, you be careful'
• ‘Girls of that class-’ 
• ‘That - I consider- is a trifle impertinent, Inspector’ 
• (Bitterly) ‘And this is the time you choose to tell me.’ 
• ‘He’s a notorious womanizer’ (Staggered) ‘Well, really! Alderman Meggarty! I must say, we are learning something tonight’ 
• ‘I don’t think we want any more details of this disgusting affair’ (cutting in) ‘I do.’ 
• (With dignity) ‘Yes. We’ve done a great deal of useful work in helping deserving cases’ 
• ‘And naturally that was one of the things that prejudiced me against her case’ 
• ‘I’m very sorry. But I think she had only herself to blame.'
• ‘I did nothing that I’m ashamed of or that won’t bear investigation’ 
• ‘In spite of what’s happened to the girl since, I consider I did my duty.’ 
• ‘As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!’ 
• ‘Who is to blame then?’ ‘First, the girl herself’ ‘Secondly, I blame the young man.... If the girl’s death is due to anybody, then it’s due to him’ 
• ‘You’re behaving like an hysterical child tonight.’ 
• ‘I don’t believe it. I won’t believe it’