Riders to the Sea : Quotations
Riders to the Sea is a notable literary work by John Millington Synge. A complete discussion of this literary work is given, which will help you enhance your literary skills and prepare for the exam. Read the Main texts, Key info, Summary, Themes, Characters, Literary devices, Quotations, Notes, to various questions of Riders to the Sea.
Quotations
I won’t stop him,” says he, “but let you not be afraid. Herself does be saying prayers half through the night, and the Almighty God won’t leave her destitute,” says he, “with no son living. (Nora)
Exp: Bartley tells his sister Cathleen that he won’t prevent their brother Michael from going to Connemara because their mother’s prayers will protect him.
Bartley came first on the red mare; and I tried to say “God speed you,” but something choked the words in my throat.(Maurya)
Exp: Maurya couldn’t wish Bartley a safe journey as he left on the red mare because of her foreboding feelings.
If it was a hundred horses, or a thousand horses you had itself, what is the price of a thousand horses against a son where there is one son only? (Maurya)
Exp: Maurya tells Bartley that no amount of wealth can replace the value of her only son’s life.
He went by quickly; and “the blessing of God on you,” says he, and I could say nothing. I looked up then, and I crying, at the gray pony, and there was Michael upon it—with fine clothes on him, and new shoes on his feet. (Maurya)
Exp: Maurya recalls Michael’s departure, where he blessed her, but her grief prevented her from responding.
What more can we want than that? No man at all can be living for ever, and we must be satisfied. (Maurya)
Exp: After losing her sons, Maurya accepts the natural order of life and death.