A character in Brooklyn (2015)

Madge Keogh quotes from Brooklyn (2015)

2nd most-quoted character in Brooklyn (2015): in 5 of its 14 quotes

A line from Madge Keogh

I'll tell you this much: I am going to ask Father Flood to preach a sermon on the dangers of giddiness. I now see that giddiness is the eighth deadly sin. A giddy girl is every bit as evil as a slothful man, and the noise she makes is a lot worse. Now, enough.

More lines from Madge Keogh

2 quotes
Madge Keogh

Diana's right, though, Eilis. You need to think carefully about your costume. It's the most Tony will ever have seen of you. You don't want to put him off.

Madge Keogh

I'll thank you to keep His name out of a conversation about nylons, thank you very much. He might be everywhere, but He's not in Bartocci's on sale day.

Scenes with Madge Keogh

2 scenes
Diana

It's not politics, to talk about eye operations.

Mrs. Keogh

It is if the eyes belong to a politician.

Patty

Do you have sunglasses?

[alarmed]

No.

Sheila

You need sunglasses. I read that if you don't have them on the beach this year people will talk about you.

Mrs. Keogh
[witheringly]

And what will they say, exactly, Sheila?

Dolores

That's the thing, Mrs Kehoe. You'd never know, because they'd never say it to your face.

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