Evelyn (2002)
Sophie Vavasseur: Evelyn Doyle
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Quotes
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Sister Brigid : Is God good, just and merciful?
Annette Farrell : Yes, Sister.
Sister Brigid : "Yes" isn't the catechism answer, is it? What does the catechism say?
Annette Farrell : It says...
[pauses, unable to remember]
Sister Brigid : I've had enough of you, Annette Farrell. Now...
[begins to beat Annette with a strap]
Sister Brigid : God is infinitely good...
[beats her again]
Sister Brigid : infinitely just...
[beats her again]
Sister Brigid : and infinitely - What are you saying to me, child?
Evelyn Doyle : I don't think you should do that, Sister. If God is infinitely merciful, he wouldn't want you to do that.
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Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe : You asked God to bless Sister Brigid after hitting you?
Evelyn Doyle : Yes sir.
Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe : I put it to you that you are lying.
Evelyn Doyle : To tell a lie is against the Eighth Commandment. You're a lawyer, you should know that.
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Evelyn Doyle : Grandma says she got a postcard from Mummy. She's in a place called Australia. Grandma says it's warm there.
Henry Doyle : Yes, deary, it is. But you tell your grandmother that its not as warm as the place she'll be going next.
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[in court, a lawyer has told Evelyn what a nun has claimed]
Evelyn Doyle : Oh, no, that's not true! Hope she goes to confession soon.
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[first lines]
Dermot Doyle : Evelyn, did Jesus have a big sister?
Evelyn Doyle : No Dermot, he wasn't as lucky as you.
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Dermot Doyle : [Evelyn has poured one cup with more milk than the others] I want the bigger one!
Evelyn Doyle : No, the big one's mine, I'm the biggest.
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Evelyn Doyle : It's great that we're on the top floor, so Santa can park his reindeer near.
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Evelyn Doyle : [Evelyn's mother is running away from the block of flats with her suitcase]
[Evelyn talking to her doll]
Evelyn Doyle : Mummy's going shopping, Heidi. Do you like her nice new shoes and coat? But it's St Stephen's Day. Mummy, come back, it's St Stephen's Day, the shops are shut!
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Henry Doyle : [rays of sunlight come through the window] Look at the rays! Do you know what these are?
Evelyn Doyle : No Grandad.
Henry Doyle : Angel rays!
Evelyn Doyle : Angel rays?
Henry Doyle : Yes! These mean that your guardian angel is reminding you that he's waiting to help you. All you have to do is believe in them.
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Evelyn Doyle : Mummy's gone! She was all dressed up and she went away with a man in a car.