Important Quotes
Meryl Louise Davenport
Ok. That's it. Need a coffee! [p7]
Barry's so nice to me, have to make things easier on him. [p6]
I know nothing, if anyone knew how little I knew there'd be an uprising. [p9]
Can't live without Barry. [p10]
Tiggy Entwhistle
Membership of this society has provided me with a sense of belonging... [p12]
He didn't believe me, he didn't think we could recapture... [p14]
Harry! Harry! Harry! Come back! [p16]
Mary O'Donnell
I am the talent show. The talent show would be nothing without me. [p19]
Oh fabulous. Angela McTerry is doing my party piece and I am left with precisely ...
nothing. [p20]
Ok. Ok. Stay calm. You‘ll think of something. [p20]
I’ll improvise. That‘s what real performers do. [p20]
I have prayed to you every day of my life and now, NOW is the moment I am calling in a
favour from you. [p22]
Theresa McTerry
I've got Ted. Ted. What a guy. What a lucky girl. [p25]
I'm going to belong to someone. I'm not going to be floating on that endless ocean of
singlehood. [p25]
Ted has thrown me a lifebuoy and I'm taking it. [p25]
This is the happiest day of my life. Truly the happiest. P27]
I want to excel at supporting and obeying. [p27]
I want to be possessed. [p27]
It's all about the dress. [p29]
I am so happy I could scream. [p33]
Winsome Webster
In our society being alone can make one feel rather silly. [p34]
I'm a widow. I enjoy being useful. And I can‘t parallel park. [p37]
And once, when he asked me if I enjoyed my life, I found myself saying there was a kind of
relief in resigning myself to it. [p38]
I'm rather a sensible tweed skirt and blouse kind of a dresser. [p39]
I thought of saying 'Patrick!' but I could hear the potential sound of false dismay in my voice.
[p41]
I felt little parts of me reacting, as if penny-bangers were going off all over my body. [p41]
And there is nothing more enchanting than chance – when it goes your way. [p42]
Zoe Struthers
But what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
I didn't really know who I was any more.
There was life in the old girl yet!
I'm a dame with charisma to spare!
I want a husband and several ex -
My best friend's a platinum AMEX!
I think you all know that my husband, Daryl, left me in '99 for my stylist Tiffany.
I had to learn not to hide from the question, 'who is Zoe Struthers?'
I hope Deirdre will find it in her heart to ... learn to accept me for who I am instead of who I
was.
Have you heard of substance abuse over here?
Ok. That's it. Need a coffee! [p7]
Barry's so nice to me, have to make things easier on him. [p6]
I know nothing, if anyone knew how little I knew there'd be an uprising. [p9]
Can't live without Barry. [p10]
Tiggy Entwhistle
Membership of this society has provided me with a sense of belonging... [p12]
He didn't believe me, he didn't think we could recapture... [p14]
Harry! Harry! Harry! Come back! [p16]
Mary O'Donnell
I am the talent show. The talent show would be nothing without me. [p19]
Oh fabulous. Angela McTerry is doing my party piece and I am left with precisely ...
nothing. [p20]
Ok. Ok. Stay calm. You‘ll think of something. [p20]
I’ll improvise. That‘s what real performers do. [p20]
I have prayed to you every day of my life and now, NOW is the moment I am calling in a
favour from you. [p22]
Theresa McTerry
I've got Ted. Ted. What a guy. What a lucky girl. [p25]
I'm going to belong to someone. I'm not going to be floating on that endless ocean of
singlehood. [p25]
Ted has thrown me a lifebuoy and I'm taking it. [p25]
This is the happiest day of my life. Truly the happiest. P27]
I want to excel at supporting and obeying. [p27]
I want to be possessed. [p27]
It's all about the dress. [p29]
I am so happy I could scream. [p33]
Winsome Webster
In our society being alone can make one feel rather silly. [p34]
I'm a widow. I enjoy being useful. And I can‘t parallel park. [p37]
And once, when he asked me if I enjoyed my life, I found myself saying there was a kind of
relief in resigning myself to it. [p38]
I'm rather a sensible tweed skirt and blouse kind of a dresser. [p39]
I thought of saying 'Patrick!' but I could hear the potential sound of false dismay in my voice.
[p41]
I felt little parts of me reacting, as if penny-bangers were going off all over my body. [p41]
And there is nothing more enchanting than chance – when it goes your way. [p42]
Zoe Struthers
But what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
I didn't really know who I was any more.
There was life in the old girl yet!
I'm a dame with charisma to spare!
I want a husband and several ex -
My best friend's a platinum AMEX!
I think you all know that my husband, Daryl, left me in '99 for my stylist Tiffany.
I had to learn not to hide from the question, 'who is Zoe Struthers?'
I hope Deirdre will find it in her heart to ... learn to accept me for who I am instead of who I
was.
Have you heard of substance abuse over here?