- "I ofen looked up at the sky an' assed meself the question – what is the moon, what is the stars?" – Captain Boyle, Act I
- "Th' whole worl's in a terrible state o' chassis" – Captain Boyle, Act III, the final line of the play.
- "Never tired o' lookin' for a rest" – Juno Boyle, Act I
- "it's nearly time we had a little less respect for the dead, an' a little more regard for the living." – Juno Boyle, Act II
- "Isn't all religions curious?-if they weren't you wouldn't get anyone to believe in them" – Captain Boyle, Act II
- "It'll have what's far better- it'll have two mothers" – Juno Boyle, Act III
- "A darlin' (noun), a daarlin' (repeat noun)!" – Joxer's habitual exclamation throughout the play as he trivialises everything
- "It doesn't matter what you say, ma – a principle's a principle." – Mary Boyle speaking about the strike
- "He ought to be here." – Johnny on Boyle's absence
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