Margaret Thompson quotes from Boardwalk Empire

Knowing nothing doesn't make in better.

I's a woman's place to tend to the home. It's a man's to tend to the future.

Here is an experiment for you. Think about the things you want in life, then picture yourself in a dress.

Are you in the habit of toying with women, Mr. Sleater?

Owen Sleater

I wouldn't call it a habit.

Nucky Thompson

You have to understand: No matter what you think of me, there's no walking away. It doesn't work like that. I do it to them, or they do it to me. And that's all there is.

And the men in your office?

Nucky Thompson

Either they're with me and we go to war, or they'll smile, shake my hand and walk away. I'll be alone, and that's as good as dead.

I'm pregnant. It's yours. You can do what you choose. Plans or no, I won't hold you to them. But say what you want, as long as it's the truth.

Owen Sleater

The truth? [pause] Well, I'd like it to be a boy.

Nucky Thompson

My circumstances have changed. There are things I won't do anymore. You understand that, don't you?

There's what I know, what I suspect and what I don't think I should ever hear.

Arnold Rothstein

May I offer you some free advice?

Is there anything more expensive in the world?