Clothes mean something quite different to a woman. Not just a way to make themselves look prettier, well it's a sort of sign and token of their self respect

Mr Birling

Just a Knighthood of course

Mr Birling

Your just the kind of Son-in-law I always wanted

Mr Birling

But after all its better to ask the earth than just take it

The Inspector

What happened to her may have determined what happened to her afterwards, and what happened afterwards may have driven her to suicide

Inspector

A chain of events

Inspector

It's my duty to ask questions

Inspector

No, Mother-Please!

Sheila

You've made quite an impression on this child inspector

Mrs. Birling

Now look here inspector-

Mr. Birling

I'd like to be alone for a while
(goes on a walk)

Gerald

I enjoyed it for a time-Any man would

Gerald

I'm loosing all patience with you people

Inspector

Sheila and I had better go to the drawing room and leave you men

Mrs Birling

it's a pity Sir George and Lady Croft can't be with us

Mr Birling

we may look forward to a time when Croft's and Birling's are no longer in competition

Mr Birling

...lower costs and higher prices

Mr Birling

the Titanic.... and every luxury - and unsinkable...

Mr Birling

if we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive... a man has to look after himself

Mr Birling

tell cook for me

mr B

a chain of events

the inspector

she was a good looking girl

Mr Birling

Mr Birling sacked her for wanting 25 shillings a week instead of 22 and 6

the inspector

young and impressionable

inspector

you fool - he knows. of course he knows
sheila

please sir, an inspector's called

edna

we have to share something. if there's nothing else we'll share our guilt

inspector

girls of that class -

mrs B

he's giving us the rope - so we'll hang ourselves

Sheila

the famous young generation who know it all

mr B

you have no power to make me change my mind

I can except no blame for it all

mrs B

woman are protected against 'unpleasant and disturbing things'

men are preoccupied with work and public affairs. men have different rules than woman - even mr B 'broke out and had a bit of fun sometimes'

a girl of that sort would never refuse money
mr Birling

I understand a lot of things I didn't understand before

Mr Birling

how did you know that

eric

we are members of one body... if men will not learn that lesson they will be taught in fire, blood and anguish

inspector

he was our police inspector all right

eric