Marcus Brigstocke: Adam

Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  Jessica : Oh, it's Luke's nursery school fête on Saturday.

  Adam : Ah, that'll be... hideous.

  Jessica : [reading letter]  Dear parent stroke carer, please put your name down to help on one of the following stalls. Skittles?

  Adam : No, too much clattering.

  Jessica : Face-painting?

  Adam : No.

  Jessica : Never again! Brick play area?

  Adam : Yeah, let's do that. What is it?

  Jessica : I suppose it's Lego.

  Adam : I like Lego. Danish, of course. Bacon, Lego and pornography; now that's what I call a country.

  [Jessica looks pointedly at Luke] 

  Adam : That's what I call a bad, dirty country!

• [last lines] 

  Jessica : Do you ever wonder what it would have been like if we'd never met?

  Adam : No, I don't.

  Jessica : Good. Nor do I.

  Adam : We're OK, aren't we?

  Jessica : Yes.

  Adam : We're like that.

  [holds up a clenched fist] 

  Jessica : Is that tense or strong?

  Adam : That's strong.

  Jessica : Strong.