Stiff Upper Lips (1999) - Quotes

Desire for Immediate Sexual Awakening

Taglines: I want my sexual awakening and I want it now!

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A Poetic Reflection on Marriage

Emily: Soon we will be man and wife.

Cedric: [pompously] Or, as the poet Homer says...

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Independence and Resilience in Conversation

Servant Girl: Can you manage on your own?

Hudson: [proudly] I am a Hudson.

Servant Girl: Do you never get bitter?

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Understanding Family and Unconventional Choices

Hudson: Where will you go?

Rosie: My nanna has kindly invited me to London town to stay with her and be a prostitute.

Hudson: You are indeed fortunate to have such an understanding family.

Rosie: If you're ever passin', do pop in. Like her and me Mam and me sister, I hope to bear many illegitimate children into abject poverty.

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Desire and Rivalry Among Characters

Edward: What did he say?

Cedric: [translating, consulting a dictionary] She's mine, I'll have her. And then the other one said: No, I want... I want to pierce, or otherwise penetrate, her.

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Unexpected Compliment in a Casual Encounter

Emily: Who are you?

George: My name's George.

Emily: George... you have a ripping set of unmentionables!

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Wit and Sarcasm in Conversation

Aunt Agnes: Emily, do laugh at Mr. Trilling's witticism.

Emily: Certainly. The moment he makes one.

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Choices of Intelligence and Stupidity

Cedric: Do you make an effort to be stupid or does it come naturally?

Edward: Are those the only two choices?

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Class Disdain and Intelligence Perception

Edward: I do so hate ordinary people.

Cedric: You mustn't hate them; they have smaller brains.

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Gaining a Man with Unique Skills

Emily Ivory: Oh, Aunt Agnes, just remember: you are not losing a niece, you are gaining a man who is... awfully good at croquet and who can probably greet the wedding guests in Greek, Latin... and hieroglyphics.

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Desire for Awakening in Italy

Emily Ivory: I'm a beautiful, young virgin in Italy. I want my sexual awakening and I want it now!

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A Proposal to Preserve Family Reputation

Cedric: Miss Ivory, having carefully considered the advantages and disadvantages, I feel it is my duty to ask you to become my wife so that no man may say a Trilling child might be a bastard.

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Admiration for Elegance and Poise

Cedric: [writing in his diary, recording his first impressions of Emily] There is something about her slim, elegant figure that rather reminds me of Edward....hmmmmmm.

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