Sailmaker Quotes - N5 English

Family Quotes

“Can ye nae talk to me these days, yer think i’m fae another planet”
“Away tae never land”
“Ah’m gonna get am dad tae fix it up, ma da’s a sailmaker.”

Loss Quotes

“Ah’ve got some bad news for ye son. Yer mammy’s dead”
“I was standing there, crying – real big deep sobs”
“Why don’t ye just admit that ye fancy her”

Social Class quotes

- “A’ve passed” 
- “Get a decent job. Collar and tie. Never have tae take your jacket off.”
- "Electricty got cut off son. Couldnae pay the bill”

Religion Quotes

- “When did the lord Jesus come into your heart” 
- “Cannae burn a hymn book” 
- “It was good to feel good” 

Change Quotes

- “Might get a wee place ae ma own”
- "Be buncha snobs at that school anyway. Aw toffee-nosed wee shites"
- “Why don’t ye just admit that ye fancy her”

Father/Son Relationship

- "Ye need a trade. That's what ma da says”
- “Ah’m gonna get ma dad tae fix it up, ma da’s a sailmaker.”
- “Can ye nae talk to me these days, you’d think I fae another planet”

Social Class Quotes

- "Be buncha snobs at that school anyway. Aw toffee-nosed wee shites"
- "Ye need a trade. That's what ma da says”
- “Get a decent job. Collar and tie. Never have tae take your jacket off.”

Poverty Quotes

- ”It glinted on windows and on bits of broken glass”
- "Electricty got cut off son. Couldnae pay the bill” 
- “Get a decent job. Collar and tie. Never have tae take your jacket off.”

Alec Quotes

- “Ah’m gonna get ma dad tae fix it up, ma da’s a sailmaker.”
- “So you go out an get bevvied. Forget it all”
- “I was standing there, crying – real big deep sobs”

Davie Quotes

- “Get a decent job. Collar and tie. Never have tae take your jacket off.” 
- "Electricty got cut off son. Couldnae pay the bill”
- “Ah’ve got some bad news for ye son. Yer mammy’s dead”