About a Boy

by

Nick Hornby

Angie is the first “beautiful single mother” who Will dates, and their relationship is what initially inspires Will to join SPAT and invent his fictional son, Ned. The two go out for a few weeks before Angie chooses to end things out of respect to her ex, which Will views as the easiest, most convenient breakup he’s ever had. Largely representative of Will’s shallow and performative relationship history riddled with commitment issues, Angie is yet another kind, interesting woman who Will exploits for his own selfish gain with little to no remorse.

Angie Quotes in About a Boy

The About a Boy quotes below are all either spoken by Angie or refer to Angie. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 4 Quotes

What was happening here? He decided that children were what was happening here; that children served as a symbolic blemish, like a birthmark or obesity, which gave him a chance where previously there would have been none. Maybe children democratized single women.

Related Characters: Will Freeman, Ned Freeman, Angie
Page Number: 20
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Chapter 6 Quotes

The point was that if you had a history of pretending, then joining a single parent group when you were not a single parent was neither problematic nor particularly scary. If it didn’t work out, then he’d just have to try something else. It was no big deal.

Related Characters: Will Freeman, Angie
Page Number: 32
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Angie Quotes in About a Boy

The About a Boy quotes below are all either spoken by Angie or refer to Angie. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Chosen Family Theme Icon
).
Chapter 4 Quotes

What was happening here? He decided that children were what was happening here; that children served as a symbolic blemish, like a birthmark or obesity, which gave him a chance where previously there would have been none. Maybe children democratized single women.

Related Characters: Will Freeman, Ned Freeman, Angie
Page Number: 20
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 6 Quotes

The point was that if you had a history of pretending, then joining a single parent group when you were not a single parent was neither problematic nor particularly scary. If it didn’t work out, then he’d just have to try something else. It was no big deal.

Related Characters: Will Freeman, Angie
Page Number: 32
Explanation and Analysis: