* derry girls starters
a collection of lines from the tv show.
‘ is the point, ‘i’d like to get beaten up’? ’
‘ some lovely sentiments there. some very beautiful words. unfortunately, that’s all they are. sentiments and words. ’
‘ teenagers have rights now, you know. ’
‘ you recognize the legal system of a brutal, imperialistic oppressor, do you? ’
‘ i don’t want to be in that boat. i want to be in a different boat, sailing down a totally different river. ’
‘ it’s much, much too greasy! even the smell of it makes me feel physically sick! ’
‘ i’ll compromise you through that window. ’
‘ the last thing we want is another dead body on our hands here. ’
‘ she’s coming. the woman. the small, angry penguin woman. ’
‘ that’d be fabby-dabby-do. ’
‘ i don’t think the CIA enjoy people tracking the president down. i think they can get funny about that type of stuff. ’
‘ drugs are for mugs, folks. ’
‘ i don’t want to answer the question. i’m not comfortable with the question. ’
‘ it is a bad idea. it’s a very bad idea. ’
‘ when you think about it, we’ve actually got a lot in common, ‘cause we understand what it’s like to be a young person from a troubled place. ’
‘ don’t answer. that might be him. that might be the polar bear! ’
‘ look, i’m not a clone. i should be allowed to express my individuality. ’
‘ you seriously need to chill the fuck out. ’
‘ no, because that would be – what’s the word now? – normal. ’
‘ it’s terrible. there’s old people down there. what if an old person takes one?! ’
‘ what you’ve just witnessed is a piece of fiction. the reality, i’m sorry to say, is much harsher. far more brutal. ’
‘ the holy smirk, thanks be to god. ’
‘ sometimes in order to do the right thing, you have to do the wrong thing. and on this occasion, right is wrong and wrong is right. ’
‘ you shouldn’t swear, because when you swear, our lady in heaven, she cries her tears and then make rain. isn’t that right? ’
‘ you were ‘like’ a thief in the night?! you actually were a thief in the night! ’
‘ is that grand, or is that actually a criminal offense? ’
‘ you’re gonna have to never say that sentence again. ’
‘ why does everybody get so sentimental about old people? ’
‘ look, you’re family. well, you’re good people. well, you’re decent people. ’
‘ nobody is just going to hand us things. but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have things. ’
‘ you will go far in life. but you will not be well liked. ’
‘ congratulations. that might be the dickiest sentence that anyone’s ever said.’
‘ what part of me not giving a flying fuck are you struggling with, exactly? ’


















