A Passage to India (1984)

Peggy Ashcroft: Mrs. Moore

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• Mrs. Moore : My dear, life rarely gives us what we want at the moment we consider appropriate. Adventures do occur, but not punctually.

• Adela Quested : I do so hate mysteries.

  Richard Fielding : We English do.

  Mrs. Moore : I rather like mysteries - but I rather dislike muddles.

  Richard Fielding : A mystery is only a high-sounding term for a muddle. Me and the Professor know that India is a muddle.

  Professor Godbhole : Agreed, I am sorry to say.

• Mrs. Moore : Sometimes I think too much fuss is made about marriage. Century after century of carnal embracement, and we're still no nearer understanding one another. Goodnight.

• Mrs. Moore : God has put us on earth to love and help our fellow men.

  Ronny : Yes, mother.

• Mrs. Moore : [in the train]  Rather a strange place to do the cooking.

• Dr. Aziz H. Ahmed : You shouldn't walk alone, Mrs. Moore. There are bad characters about, and leopards may come down from the Marabar Hills - snakes also!

  Mrs. Moore : You walk alone.

  Dr. Aziz H. Ahmed : I am used to it.

  Mrs. Moore : Used to snakes?

  Dr. Aziz H. Ahmed : I'm a doctor - they dare not bite me!

• Mrs. Moore : This is one of the most un-natural affairs I have ever attended!

• Mrs. Moore : Good? You're speaking about power. The whole of this entertainment is an exercise in power, and the subtle pleasures of personal superiority.