Quotes - Mrs Birling

• “When you’re married you’ll realise that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all of their time and energy on their business. You’ll have to get used to that, just as I had.”
• “Girls of that class-“
• “Though naturally I don’t know anything about this girl.”
• “We’ve done a great deal of useful work in helping deserving cases.”
• “I think she only had herself to blame.”
• “I didn’t like her manner.”
• “I did nothing I’m ashamed of.”
• “I used my influence to have it refused.”
• “You have no power to make me change my mind.”
• “I’ve done nothing wrong - and you know it.”
• “Go and look for the father of the child. It’s his responsibility.”
• “She was here alone, friendless, almost penniless, desperate.”
• “As of a girl of that sort would ever refuse money.”
• “You don’t get drunk.”
• “If you want to know, it’s you two who are being childish.”
• “In the morning they’ll be as amused as we are.”