- Auntie Wainwright: I'd almost forgotten this.
- Smiler: What is it?
- Auntie Wainwright: It's a suit of armor.
- Smiler: What? Whose suit of armor?
- Auntie Wainwright: Mine!
- Smiler: I knew you was old, but I did...
- Auntie Wainwright: Watch your lip!
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- Alvin: You do realize that if you wanted to do yourself up a bit I wouldn't lose all sense of control.
- Nora Batty: I'm clean, and I'm tidy, and going beyond that is only asking for trouble.
- Alvin: How did your husband know you were ready for courting? It must have taken uncommon valour to tackle you without a bit of encouragement.
- Nora Batty: He got as much as was necessary. I never saw the need to be really enthusiastic.