51 quotes
Somebody once said that there are only two places you can be alone—inside your mother’s womb and inside your coffin.
Master Harold"...and the Boys (1982)
It was you who start me ballroom dancing.
Master Harold"...and the Boys (1982)
Little white boy ... and a black man old enough to be his father flying a kite.
Master Harold"...and the Boys (1982)
"It doesn't have to be that way. There something called progress, you know. We don't exactly burn people at the stake anymore.
Master Harold"...and the Boys (1982)
Life is just a plain bloody mess, that's all. And people are fools.
Master Harold"...and the Boys (1982)
Not just me. What I'm saying to you is that everybody's got it.
Master Harold"...and the Boys (1982)
No smell doth stink as sweet as labour, Tis joyous times when man and man Do work and sweat in common toil.When all the world’s my neighbor.
The Blood Knot (1961)
We need a definition of greatness, and I suppose that would be somebody who... somebody who benefited all mankind."
Master Harold"...and the Boys (1982)
For all agonies of the joints: Lum¬ bago, rheumatism, tennis elbows, housemaid’s knees;also ideal for bunions, corns, callouses
The Blood Knot (1961)
In fact, I was shit-scared that we were going to make fools of ourselves.
Master Harold"...and the Boys (1982)
Aah, violence is the only way I can make people pay attention to me.
Master Harold"...and the Boys (1982)
"I don't want to lose my name, Buntu."
Sizwe Banzi Is Dead (1972)
Sam, Willie ... is he in there with you boys?
Master Harold"...and the Boys (1982)
Tonight I find Hilda and say sorry. And make promise I won't beat her no more. You hear me, Boet Sam?
Master Harold"...and the Boys (1982)
There’s no question he’s smarter than I am, but does that give him the right to call me a name like that?
Master Harold"...and the Boys (1982)
I thought I was keeping it straight and I’ve suddenly wondered whether it is straight, and whether it matters whether it is or not.
Master Harold"...and the Boys (1982)
Twenty-two and no strings attached. Would like letters from men of the same age or older. My \interests are beauty contests and going out. A snap with the first letter, please.
The Blood Knot (1961)
A hint of water, a whisper of foam. Long, white tails streaming behind them as they twist and turn in the bay.
Master Harold"...and the Boys (1982)
Don’t talk crap, Hally! You don’t even know what the word ‘sympathy’ means.
Master Harold"...and the Boys (1982)
"Are you really worried about your children, friend, or are you just worried about yourself and your bloody name? Wake up, man! Use that bloody book and with your pay on Friday you'll have a real chance to do something for them."
Sizwe Banzi Is Dead (1972)