How we cite our quotes: Cloud 9. Caryl Churchill. Routledge, 2000.
Quote #7
"You should always respect and love me, Edward, not for myself, I may not deserve it, but as I respected and loved my own father, because he was my father." (1.3.120-124)
When Edward confesses to saying he hates his father, Clive remains calm and tells Edward what's what. He says that Edward must respect him, but not because he's a good or admirable man; Edward needs to admire Clive simply because Clive is his father. Clive could be the worst person in the world, but his family still has to respect him because he's the dad and therefore the boss.
Quote #8
"I'm grateful he didn't hit me harder than he did." (2.1.103)
Lin tells Victoria she's grateful that she's raising her daughter Cathy on her own. Victoria still has some old-fashioned ideas about the family and says that Lin shouldn't feel grateful about having no husband. Lin counters this argument by mentioning that her husband was abusive.
Quote #9
"I'm sure you're wonderful, just like Victoria. I had help with my children. One does need help. That was Africa of course so there wasn't the servant problem." (2.1.163-166)
When Lin first meets Betty, Betty is a little judgmental about Lin's single status. But she does a good job of disguising this and tells Lin she thinks she's wonderful. Then she goes on to mention that it's important to have help when raising a kid, which wasn't a problem for Betty in Africa because she had servants helping her.