Quotes
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Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor : What's your name?
Colin Smith : Smith.
Chief Borstal Officer : Say "sir" when you answer the Governor.
Colin Smith : [insolently] Sir Smith.
Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor : That won't get you far here, lad.
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Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor : I used to be a runner myself, quite a useful one too but a bit of a plodder.
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Brown, House Master : They certainly drive themselves hard on the playing fields.
Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor : They're high-spirited Mr Brown.
Brown, House Master : If they weren't, they wouldn't be here.
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Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor : You don't get anywhere without effort, do you lad?
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Brown, House Master : How do we tackle the basic aggression which these lads obviously feel?
Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor : By channelling it in the right direction.
Brown, House Master : I was just wondering whether life wasn't a little more complicated than a football match.
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Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor : It was that new lad Smith who scored that goal, wasn't it?
Mr. Roach : Yes, sir.
Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor : Ah - he can run?
Mr. Roach : He's not bad, sir.
Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor : Mm. Well, he might be useful to us; we better keep an eye on him.