Joe Orton - Geraldine Quotes

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Geraldine: I've no idea who my father was.
Prentice: I'd better be frank, Miss Barclay. I can't employ you if you're in any way miraculous. It would be contrary to established practice. You did have a father?
Geraldine: Oh, I'm sure I did. My mother was frugal in her habits, but she'd never economize unwisely.

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Geraldine: I'm quite a fuckwit!
Rance: Pull yourself together. Why have you been certified if you're sane? Even for a madwoman you're unusually dense.

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Geraldine: At least give me back my clothes. I feel naked without them.

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Mrs. Prentice: Are you Geraldine Barclay?
Nick: Yes.
Mrs. Prentice: Where have you been?
Nick: I've been attending to the thousand and one duties that occupy the average secretary during her working hours.
Mrs Prentice: It doesn't take the whole morning to file your nails, surely?
Nick: I had to lie down. I was sick.
Mrs. Prentice: Are you pregnant?
Nick: I can't discuss my employer's business with you.

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Geraldine: We must tell the truth!
Prentice: That's a thoroughly defeatist attitude.

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