Anthea quotes from Skins

Anthea

I suppose we should congratulate you for getting her clean drugs.

Tony

You think this was me?

Anthea

She was with you.

Tony

I wasn't. I was...

Don't deny it.

Anthea

Tony, she's your little sister.

Tony

I know. I know. But listen, for a second...

Anthea

No. I've had enough of listening to you. We all have. You and your horrid little ways, always at other people's expense.

Sid

Hang on. That's enough.

Anthea

What!?

Sid

He loves Effy. Don't you think this is hard enough?

And who the fuck are you?

Sid

I'm his best friend!

And I'm his fucking father!

Sid

[coldly] I know what you are. [pause] Come on, Tony, we're going. [gets up]

Anthea

  You may as well take them, they'll only end up in cunting Oxfam!

  [Shouting] Don't you dare use "cunt" and "Oxfam" in the same sentence!

Anthea

  Love, she's gone.

  Ok, what time's she back?

Anthea

  Not till tomorrow. They've gone to some party at Gobbler's End.

  Nah, because... we're supposed to hang out tonight!

Anthea

  Is that before you broke up or after?

  But... I bought a fucking gâteau! Black Forest!

Anthea

  Ooh, my favourite. [Takes cake and shuts the door]

Are you Effy's friend?

  I think so. Are you her mum?

Anthea

[nods] Can I sit? [sits down] JJ, right? The magician?

  Oh, I used to do magic. Not anymore though.

Anthea

I used to be married, not anymore though.

  Pick a card, any card.

Anthea

I thought you gave up.

  Some things are quite hard to let go of.

Anthea

Effy likes magic.

  Are you sure?

Anthea

Well yeah, not the, you know, stupid abracadabra sort... I... I'm so sorry.

  It's okay. I've come to terms with the facts.

Anthea

You know, she was four years old the first time she beat me at hide and seek. Four. I was looking for her for hours. When I finally found her she just smiled. You know, that Effy smile that means "you don't know me at all, you never will". See that's a kind of magic. She's so good at concealing things, hiding, avoiding.

  Yeah.

Anthea

I do know her. And I know that she has got so much love in her heart. But the thought of letting it out, showing her cards, scares her to death. I never knew it would be possible to miss someone this much.

Effy

What are you doing here?

Freddie

I want an explanation.

Effy

Freddie!

Freddie

Do you know what you've done to me? You're dumping me for no reason at all.

Effy

I have reasons.

Freddie

Well if the urge to tell me any of them occurs then please let me know. Or did John steal your soul as well as your past?

Anthea

Tea and biscuits?

Effy

Mum!

Freddie

The night before you dumped me you told me that you loved me.

Effy

I know.

Freddie

So look me in the eye and tell me you don't love me now.

Effy

Don't do that! I went crazy when I was with you. I can't let that happen again. Love is not supposed to do that. You made me go mad.

Freddie

You making me mad now, Effy. And that's exactly what love's supposed to do.