A Man for All Seasons
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS!!!
Quotes
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ACT ONE "But every man has his price" - Richard Rich (page 2)
"The friendship of Sir Thomas More. Or should I say acquaintance?" - Richard Rich (page 3)
"A man should go where he wont be tempted" - More (page 4)
"Good... well you dont need my help now" - More to Rich (page 7)
"Sir Thomas, if only you knew how much, much rather I'd yours than his!" - Rich to More (page 7)
"No, i dont recommend him; but I point him out" - More to Norfolk about Rich (page 8)
"My master Thomas More would give anything to anyone. Some say that's good and some say that's bad, but I say he can't help it - and that's bad... because some day someone's going to ask him for something that he wants to keep; and he'll be out of practice. There must be something that he wants to keep. That's only Common Sense" - The Common Man (page 9-10)
"You're a constant regret to me, Thomas. If you could just see facts flat on, without that moral squint; with just a little common sense" - Wolsey to More (page 10)
"She's as barren as a brick" - Wolsey to More (page 10)
"That thing out there's at least fertile" - Wolsey to More (page 10)
"In addition to Prayer there is Effort" - Wolsey to More (page 10)
"There are precedents" - More to Wolsey (page 10)
"Now explain how you as Councillor of England, can obstruct those measures for the sake of your own, private, conscience" - Wolsey to More (page 11)
"Well... I believe, when statesmen foresake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties... they lead their country to by a short route to chaos" - More to Cromwell (page 11)
"I expect you'll make it worth my while" - Boatmen to More (page 13)
"And will be no as long as you're a heretic" - More to Roper (page 17)
"We must just pray, that when your head's finished turning your face is to the front again" - More to Roper (page 17)
"It's no good arguing with a Roper. Let him think he's going with
Quotes
Bold --> indicates more important quotes
ACT ONE "But every man has his price" - Richard Rich (page 2)
"The friendship of Sir Thomas More. Or should I say acquaintance?" - Richard Rich (page 3)
"A man should go where he wont be tempted" - More (page 4)
"Good... well you dont need my help now" - More to Rich (page 7)
"Sir Thomas, if only you knew how much, much rather I'd yours than his!" - Rich to More (page 7)
"No, i dont recommend him; but I point him out" - More to Norfolk about Rich (page 8)
"My master Thomas More would give anything to anyone. Some say that's good and some say that's bad, but I say he can't help it - and that's bad... because some day someone's going to ask him for something that he wants to keep; and he'll be out of practice. There must be something that he wants to keep. That's only Common Sense" - The Common Man (page 9-10)
"You're a constant regret to me, Thomas. If you could just see facts flat on, without that moral squint; with just a little common sense" - Wolsey to More (page 10)
"She's as barren as a brick" - Wolsey to More (page 10)
"That thing out there's at least fertile" - Wolsey to More (page 10)
"In addition to Prayer there is Effort" - Wolsey to More (page 10)
"There are precedents" - More to Wolsey (page 10)
"Now explain how you as Councillor of England, can obstruct those measures for the sake of your own, private, conscience" - Wolsey to More (page 11)
"Well... I believe, when statesmen foresake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties... they lead their country to by a short route to chaos" - More to Cromwell (page 11)
"I expect you'll make it worth my while" - Boatmen to More (page 13)
"And will be no as long as you're a heretic" - More to Roper (page 17)
"We must just pray, that when your head's finished turning your face is to the front again" - More to Roper (page 17)
"It's no good arguing with a Roper. Let him think he's going with