Lady Claire Gurney Quotes in The Ruling Class (1972)
Lady Claire Gurney Quotes:
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Lady Claire Gurney: How do you know you're God?
Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney: Simple. When I pray to Him, I find I am talking to myself.
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Dr. Herder: Naturally, men aren't rats.
Lady Claire Gurney: Only a man would say so.
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Lady Claire Gurney: How dare you bring that woman here!
Sir Charles: You should be very grateful to Miss Shelley.
Lady Claire Gurney: Grace Shelley is your mistress.
Sir Charles: Miss Shelley is just a hard working girl.
Lady Claire Gurney: On her back!
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Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney: Join me for a constitutional before lunch, Mr. Tucker.
Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney: [to others]
Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney: Enjoy yourselves while I'm gone. Relax. Have sex.
Lady Claire Gurney: [shocked] My... GOD!
Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney: [peeping in as if he had been called back] Yes?
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Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney: I can't marry a second time.
Lady Claire Gurney: You're already married?
Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney: August 28, in the year of me, 1964.
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Lady Claire Gurney: My husband's an idiot.
Dr. Herder: That's not my concern.
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Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney: Surely you pray for love and understanding?
Lady Claire Gurney: Every night...
Lady Claire Gurney: [glancing pointedly at her husband] ... without success.
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Lady Claire Gurney: That's very clever, but ah is it true?
Dr. Herder: Don't come to me for the truth only explanation.
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Lady Claire Gurney: How did it happen? How did you come to be in this state?
Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney: Like every prophet I saw visions, I heard voices, I ran. The voices of Saint Frances, Socrates, General Gordon, and Timothy Leary, they all told me I was God. It was Sunday, August the 5th, at 3:32.
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