A Taste of Honey - Themes & Quotes

Motherhood
1. I would never have dared to talk to my mother like that when i was her age. She would have knocked me into the middle of next week.
  1. It's your life. Ruin it your own way.
    1. You don't like your mother much, do you?
      1. Have I ever laid claim to being a proper mother?
        You're only a kid. Why don't you learn from my mistakes?
Sex
1. I'm a free lance. Besides, I'm thinking of giving it up.
  1. She's a devil with the men.
    1. I may as well be naughty while I've got the chance. I'll probably never see you again.
Love
1. I thought he was the only man I'd ever love in my life and then he ran off with that landlady's daughter.
  1. Listen, love, I'm old enough to be your mother.
    1. I don't know why I love you, but I do
      1. I suppose you think you're in love. Anybody can fall in love.
        I suppose I must have loved him. They say love creates.
Race
1. be careful. You never know where a black-coal mammy's thigh's been
  1. You're the first girl I've met who really didn't care
    1. Were you hoping to marry a man whose father beat the Tom-Tom all night?
      1. You mean to say that ...the sailor was a black man.?..Can you see me wheeling a pram with a...Oh my God!

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	Created by Evan Barton almost 6 years ago