An inspector calls

• 'They were all responsible for what happened to Daisy Renton.' - The Inspector
• 'It was the first time that any one had ever spoken to her as if she mattered.' - Eva Smith
• 'The whole thing is so dreadful, it seems like a nightmare.' - Sheila Birling
• 'I'm not going to be bullied by an old man!' - Gerald Croft
• 'It was my fault, it was all my fault!' - Eric
• The inspector's mystery and cynical outlook on life highlight the artificiality of the upper class culture in which the drama is set.
• 'The whole thing is absurd! It's like a nightmare!' - Sheila
• Inspector Goole is a Christ-like figure whose job is to reveal the truth and punish those who dwell in darkness.
• 'I'm not going to be bullied by a lot of women!' - Birling
• Inspector Goole acts as a catalyst that exposes the underlying problems in the Birling family and their social circle.
• 'The whole thing has been a nightmare.' - Sheila
• 'I think it’s getting better, not worse.' - Mrs Birling
• 'We don't live alone. We are members of one body. It is called society.' - The Inspector
• 'The whole thing is so unreal, it seems like a nightmare.' - Sheila Birling
• 'She was just a girl who wanted work... And we killed her.' - Eric Birling
• 'We are members of one body...we have got to think things out together.' - Eric Birling
• 'She was just a girl who wanted work.' - Mrs Birling
• 'There isn't anyone else here but us.' - Mrs Birling
• 'She wasn't just some girl we didn't know...she was somebody's daughter.' - Sheila Birling
• 'If people will only realise they can't live gloriously themselves while millions live miserably...' - Mrs Birling
• Eric's suicide represents the death of innocence and the end of the play's optimistic tone.
• Eric's confession reveals his guilt over Eva's death and highlights the hypocrisy of the upper-class characters who have been dismissive of their responsibility towards others.
• 'We are members of one body...we have responsibilities to each other.' - Inspector Goole
• 'There aren't any such things as people who don't matter.' - Inspector Goole
• Priestley uses symbolism such as the clock striking midnight to represent the end of one era and the beginning of another.
• 'She wasn't just some girl we didn't know. We killed her.' - Eric
• The Inspector's name "Goole" may have been inspired by Priestley's hometown of Bradford, where there are several places named Goole.
• 'There isn't any need to apologise. You did what you had to do at the time.' - Gerald Croft
• 'It was my duty to see if there were any other people involved.' - The Inspector
• 'A man has got to mind his own business and look after himself and his own...' - Birling
• 'It was all so long ago, and we were such different people then.' - Mr Birling
• 'It was all my fault! All mine!' - Eric Birling
• 'If we don't act together, there will be no hope for us at all.' - Inspector Goole
• 'A man must think about other people.' - Inspector Goole
• 'There aren't any such things as separate individual lives anymore. We've entangled everyone together with telephones; we've entangled everyone together with electricity now.' - Mrs Birling
• 'We are members of one body...we have responsibilities to every other human being.' - Inspector Goole
• 'It was all so long ago, it seems almost unreal now.' - Gerald
• Gerald's refusal to accept blame for Eva's suicide reflects the selfishness and lack of empathy among the wealthy elite.