Act 1

• Punishment: "Oh Brick! How long does it have t' go on? This punishment? Haven't I done time enough, haven't I served my term, can't I apply for a - pardon?" (Maggie)
• Identity Crisis: "Who are you? I am Maggie the cat!" (Maggie)
• Big Mama Knows: "When a marriage goes on the rocks, the rocks are there, right there" (Big Mama)
• Not love but friendship: “Not love with you, Maggie, but friendship with Skipper was that one great true thing, and you are naming it dirty.” (Brick)