Memorable Quotes from Charlotte Stewart
5 quotesDesire for Rest Amidst Frustration
Mary X
Shut up! I can't take it anymore! I'm going home!
[to the crying baby; Baby continues to cry]
Henry
What are you talking about?
Mary X
All I need is a decent night's sleep!
Henry
Why don't you just stay home...
Mary X
I'll do what I want! And you better take good care of things while I'm gone!
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Neighborhood Changes and Personal Histories
Mr. X
I thought I heard a stranger. We've got chicken tonight. Strangest damn things. They're man-made. Little damn things, smaller than my fist - but they're new!...... I'm Bill.
Henry
Hello. I'm Henry.
Mrs. X
Henry's at Lappell's factory.
Mr. X
So, printin's yer business, eh? Plumbin's mine. Thirty years! I've watched this neighborhood change from pastures to the hell-hole it is now! I put every damn pipe in this town!
Mary X
Dad!..
Mrs. X
Bill...
Mr. X
People think pipes grow in their homes! Well they sure as hell don't. Look at my knees! Look at my knees!
Mrs. X
Bill...
Mr. X
Are ya hungry?
Mrs. X
Bill...
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A Proposal with Uncertain Commitment
Mary X
You wouldn't mind marrying me, would you Henry?
Henry
Well... No.
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Discussion of Henry's Printing Skills
Henry
I work at LaPelle's Factory. I'm a printer.
Mary X
Hen-Henry's very clever at printing.
Mrs. X
Yes, he sounds very clever.
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Uncomfortable Questions About Intimacy
Mrs. X
Henry, may I speak to you a minute? Over here. Did you and Mary have sexual intercourse?
Henry
Why?
[stammering]
Mrs. X
Did you?
Henry
Why are you asking me this question?
Mrs. X
I have a very good reason, and now I want you to tell me.
Henry
I'm, I'm very... I love Mary!
Mrs. X
Henry, I asked you if you and Mary had sexual intercourse!
Henry
Well, I don't... I don't think that's any of your business!
Mrs. X
Henry!
Henry
I'm sorry.
Mrs. X
You're in very bad trouble if you won't cooperate...
[nuzzling at his neck]
Henry
Well, I... Mary!
Mary X
Mother!
[grabbing her away; sobs]
Mrs. X
Answer me!
Henry
I'm too nervous.
Mrs. X
There's a baby. It's at the hospital.
Mary X
Mom!
Mrs. X
And you're the father.
Henry
Well that's impossible! It's only been...
Mary X
Mother, they're still not sure it is a baby!
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