- Emma Elkinson: Have you had a row?
- Jane Elkinson: No. No - of course not.
- Emma Elkinson: No - you don't any more, do you? You just snipe at each other from prepared positions.
- Jane Elkinson: I'm not altogether sure I like my children growing up.
- Dorothy Adams: What a fool that man is!
- Jack Adams: It's always the same. A rugger club beats up a pub and it's high spirits. Soccer fans have a punch-up and it's hooliganism and bring back the birch!
- Sarah: Watching Jeremy think is like watching one of those pedal-driven aeroplanes. One knows the flight is technically possible, but is it worth the effort for such a short trip?
- Jane Elkinson: Do you invite people into your home to make fools of them?
- Richard Elkinson: You don't make fools, you only expose 'em!