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Pauline Quotes: Family Matters

What is the foremost concern of Pauline's, next to which all else pales? Her family, of course!

"I can remember a time when you needed to hire Earl's Court for holding our family Christmas dinner. This year, I'm thinking of hiring a phone box."		"Well, no, it's our business, and some people get funny when they know your finances and everything. So if you don't mind, we'll just keep it in the family."
	"It's quite simple, really. Mind you: family loyalty. That's the key."
"Just because you're a graduate doesn't mean to say you can argue with your mother."		"You talk it over with Ruth. And if she wants to go ahead, go ahead with it. She knows what she's doing."
	"Well, listen, Mark, in future, anything like this you should tell me straightaway. I am your mother; I need to know these things."
"Whenever I've got a problem that I can't get to the bottom of, I think to myself 'what would Lou and Albert have done about this?' "		"Yes, well, I think you'll find that Mark likes his sprouts tender; nothing he can break a filling on."