An Inspector Calls KEY QUOTES

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"men with important ? to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time..."
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"men with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their business."
mrs birling
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"the things you girls..."
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"the things you girls pick up these days!" mrs birling
sheila calling eric "squiffy"
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"now, Arthur, I don't think you ought to talk..."
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"now arthur, i don't think you ought to talk business on an occasion like this."
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"girl of that..."
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"girl of that class"
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"my husband was lord mayor only two years ago and..."
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"my husband was lord mayor only two years ago and that he's still a magistrate"
mrs birling
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"He's only a..."
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"he's only a boy"
mrs birling
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"it would be much better if sheila..."
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"it would be much better if sheila didn't listen to this story at all"
mrs birling
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"Aldermand Meggarty! I must say..."
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"alderman meggarty! i must say we are learning something tonight"
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"I don't think we want any further details of..."
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"i don't think we want any further details of this disgusting affair"
mrs birling
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"But I think she had only herself..."
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"but i think she had only herself to blame"
mrs birling
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"Go and look for the father of the child..."
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"go and look for the father of the child. it's his responsibility."
mrs birling
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"She was claiming elaborate..."
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"she was claiming elaborate fine feelings"
mrs birling
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As if a girl of that sort..."
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"as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!"
mrs birling
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"There must be some mistake. You don't know..."
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"there must be some mistake. You don't know what we've been saying"
mrs birling
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"Eric, I'm absolutely..."
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"eric, i'm absolutely ashamed of you"
mrs birling
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"I couldn't imagine a real police inspector..."
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"i couldn't imagine a real police inspector talking like that to us"
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Card 2

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"the things you girls..."
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"the things you girls pick up these days!" mrs birling
sheila calling eric "squiffy"

Card 3

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"now, Arthur, I don't think you ought to talk..."
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Card 4

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"girl of that..."
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Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

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"my husband was lord mayor only two years ago and..."
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