Educating Rita (1983)
Maureen Lipman: Trish
Quotes
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[first words to Rita as she opens the door of her flat]
Trish : Wouldn't you just *die* without Mahler?
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[Trish has just tried to kill herself; Rita goes to visit her in hospital]
Rita : Why?
Trish : Darling, why not?
Rita : Oh, Trish, don't. Come on, it's all right, don't cry. You're still here.
Trish : That's why I'm crying - it didn't work. It didn't bloody work.
Rita : Trish. Look, you didn't really mean to kill yourself. You were just...
Trish : Just what, darling? Poor Susan. You think you've got everything, don't you?
Rita : Trish, you have.
Trish : Oh yes. When I listen to poetry and music, then I can live. You see, darling, the rest of the time it's just me. And that's not enough.