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Quotes about Arthur

Married for most of her adult life, Pauline and her husband had their ups and downs. It gives one pause to notice how it's the downs that Wendy seemed to capture so memorably.

"Arthur!"		"You've been having an affair; now you're trying to worm your way out of it. Not a chance!"
	"You 'aven't seen my Arthur, 'ave you?"
"You think you know someone after 27 years of marriage. Then all of the sudden, something happens, and you realize you don't know."		"[Pubs] are places for people like you and me to come have nice conversation and a civilized drink . . . and in my case, forget how angry I am at my old man."
	"No, Arthur, it wasn't like that. We were just having fun . . . Fun. Like what you and I haven't had since the lights fused in 1976."
"Promise? Hah! I hope you keep that a bit better than the ones you've made in the past."		"It's nice to have someone sensible to talk to. Arthur's a dead-loss when it comes to all that."
	"Oh . . . you didn't realize you were having an affair?"
"You know, Arthur, it's really sad the way you've always resented my family."		"I don't know what's wrong with you, Arthur. It's like having another kid to look after. Well, I'm fed up with having be the sensible and responsible one. And I'm sick of having to be the one to do the worrying."