Inspector Calls

• “You’re just the kind of son-in-law I always wanted”- Mr Birling
• “Probably a Socialist or some sort of crank”- Mr Birling
• “I’m very sorry. But I think she had only herself to blame”- Mrs Birling
• “I was the only one of you who didn’t give in to him”- Mrs Birling
• “You know of course that my husband was Lord Mayor only two years ago and that he’s still a magistrate”- Mrs Birling
• “When you’re married you’ll realize that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their business”- Mrs Birling
• “It wasn’t I who had her turned out of her employment – which probably began it all”-Mrs Birling
• “Go and look for the father of the child. It’s his responsibility”- Mrs Birling
• “Unlike the other three, I did nothing I’m ashamed of”- Mrs Birling
• “These girls aren’t cheap labour. They’re people”- Sheila
• “Why – you fool – he knows. Of course he knows”- Sheila
• “You and I aren’t the same people who sat down to dinner here”- Shiela
• “Well, he inspected us all right. And let’s not start dodging and pretending now. Between us we drove that girl to suicide”- Sheila
• “You’re beginning to pretend all over again that nothing much has happened”- Sheila
• “It doesn’t much matter now, of course – but was he really a police inspector?”- Sheila
• “I suppose we’re all nice people now”- Sheila
• “I was in that state when a chap easily gets nasty” - Eric
• “She didn’t want me to marry her… In a way, she treated me as if I were a kid”- Eric
• “I got it – from the office… I intended to pay it back”- Eric
• “…you’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble”- Eric
• “It’s what happened to the girl and what we all did to her that matters”-Eric
• “You lot may be letting yourself out nicely, but I can’t… we did her in all right”- Eric
• “I think Miss Birling ought to be excused any more of this questioning”- Gerald
• “She told me she’d been happier than she’d ever been before”-Eric
• “For God’s sake – don’t say anything to the inspector”- Gerald
• "All that she wanted was to talk – a little friendliness”- Gerald
• “It’s better to ask for the earth than to take it”- Inspector Goole
• “You’ll be able to divide the responsibility between you when I’ve gone”- Inspector Goole
• “…each of you helped to kill her. Remember that. Never forget it”- Inspector Goole
• “Croft… he at least had some affection for her and made her happy for a time”- Inspector Goole
• “But just remember this… fire and blood and anguish. Good night”- Inspector Goole