Memorable Quotes from Rena Owen
6 quotesConfrontation Over Abandonment and Welfare Issues
Beth Heke
He's gone! He's gone to welfare! And you slept through the whole bloody thing.
[about Boogie]
Confrontation of Anger and Despair
Jake Heke
I'll kill you first!
Beth Heke
Well go on, do it! You're still a slave Jake; to your fists, to the drink; to yourself. Well, go on; kill the bloody lot of us!
Confrontation Over Past Trauma and Violence
Beth Heke
You raped a 13 year old girl and sat here drinking with her father while the rest of us buried her!
Bully
You should learn to control your Missus.
Beth Heke
Sneaking around the house laying your filthy fucking hands on my baby!
Conflict Over Home and Belonging
Huata Heke
Where are we going mum?
Beth Heke
We're going home.
Jake Heke
Oh fuck all that warrior shit! You'll be back, you'll fucking see! You need me! You fucking want me! You'll be back! Fuck you, Beth! Go on, go!
Attraction Amidst Domestic Conflict
Jake Heke
You're still a bloody attractive woman, you know.
Beth Heke
What? After you take after me with your fists? Make me sick.
Endurance of Spirit in Adversity
Beth Heke
Our people once were warriors. But unlike you, Jake, they were people with mana, pride; people with spirit. If my spirit can survive living with you for eighteen years, then I can survive anything.