Anita and Me: Key Quotations

Below is a list of all of the quotations we have covered organised by character and theme:

Anita and Me - Key Quotations by Theme

Friendship

1. Meena Kumar: "I had wanted so much to be like her."
2. Anita Rutter: "You're my best friend, Meena. I wouldn't let anyone hurt you."
3. Robert: "It doesn't matter what they think. You're brilliant just the way you are."
4. Robert: "You don't have to change for anyone."

Family

1. Meena Kumar: "I wasn't white, but I wasn't black either, so what was I?"
2. Mr. Kumar (Shyam): "We came here to work hard and give you a better life."
3. Mrs. Kumar (Daljit): "We have to keep our heads down and not make trouble."
4. Nanima: "You must always be proud of who you are."

Racism, Violence, and Immigration

1. Sam Lowbridge: "Why don't you go back where you came from?"
2. Sam Lowbridge: "You can't trust any of them."
3. Mrs. Kumar (Daljit): "We have to keep our heads down and not make trouble."
4. Nanima: "Your Nanima has lived a life you can't even imagine."

Culture and Belonging

1. Meena Kumar: "I wasn't white, but I wasn't black either, so what was I?"
2. Nanima: "You must always be proud of who you are."
3. Nanima: "Your Nanima has lived a life you can't even imagine."
4. Mrs. Rutter (Deirdre): "You think you're too good for us now?"

Truth vs. Lies

1. Anita Rutter: "What's wrong with you? You've gone all posh or something."
2. Mrs. Rutter (Deirdre): "She's got ideas above her station, that one."
3. Meena Kumar: "I had wanted so much to be like her."
4. Sam Lowbridge: "You can't trust any of them."