A Taste of Honey - Themes & Quotes

A Taste of Honey - Themes & Quotes

1. Motherhood

   • I would never have dared to talk to my mother like that when i was her age. She would have knocked me into the middle of next week.
     • It's your life. Ruin it your own way.
       • You don't like your mother much, do you?
         • Have I ever laid claim to being a proper mother?
           • You're only a kid. Why don't you learn from my mistakes?

2. Sex

   • I'm a free lance. Besides, I'm thinking of giving it up.
     • She's a devil with the men.
       • I may as well be naughty while I've got the chance. I'll probably never see you again.

3. Love

   • I thought he was the only man I'd ever love in my life and then he ran off with that landlady's daughter.
     • Listen, love, I'm old enough to be your mother.
       • I don't know why I love you, but I do
         • I suppose you think you're in love. Anybody can fall in love.
           • I suppose I must have loved him. They say love creates.

4. Race

   • be careful. You never know where a black-coal mammy's thigh's been
     • You're the first girl I've met who really didn't care
       • Were you hoping to marry a man whose father beat the Tom-Tom all night?
         • You mean to say that ...the sailor was a black man.?..Can you see me wheeling a pram with a...Oh my God!