Top 5 Grace Shelby quotes that still resonate Annabelle Wallis' Peaky Blinders arc

Grace Shelby is one of the most memorable characters in Peaky Blinders. Played by Annabelle Wallis with depth and complexity, the role takes her undercover as an agent trying to work against her best ally and love: Thomas Shelby.

Caught between obligation and love, some words spoken by Grace Shelby symbolise her struggle with self and emotional development. Also connected to Tommy's character development, Grace has had a profound emotional impact in the series, and her words pierce the darkness of the criminal underworld.

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Here is the list of the top 5 Grace Shelby quotes that still resonate with Annabelle Wallis' Peaky Blinders arc:

5. "I warn you. I'll break your heart."

Grace's dialogue moment | Image via Netflix

In Peaky Blinders Season 1 Episode 2, Grace sings the traditional Irish song, Black Velvet Band to Tommy and says these words, well aware that he has fallen in love with her. Tommy responds by telling her that he already has a broken heart. This dialogue marks the beginning of their troubled love affair. Grace knows how risky it is to love someone like Tommy.

He is war-torn and traumatised, as she sees. She is emotionally conscious, as evidenced by her warning. But Tommy ignores what she says since his heart cannot conceive of greater agony than that already suffered by him. The dialogue is paradoxical because he falls in love with Grace, but not due to romantic treachery.

4. "Here it comes, Tommy. I love you."

The love moment between Tommy and Grace | Image via Netflix

The season finale of Peaky Blinders Season 1 shows us that Grace proposes to Tommy. She finds that Tommy is a superior man to Inspector Campbell, whom she was expected to serve. This is her ultimate transformation from a spy to a devoted partner. Grace has decided to support Tommy against all other people.

She testifies to her allegiance by shooting Campbell. She has already deceived him once, so her straightforward statement carries huge weight. Tommy reacts not with happiness but with melancholy. From the beginning of Peaky Blinders, it appears that their relationship will end tragically.

3. "I am. But I love singing."

Gracne & Tommy at The Garrison Pub | Image via Netflix

In the pilot of the series, Grace informs Tommy that she is scared of him, but singing is important to her than fear. Despite his earlier ban on music, she asks him to let her sing at The Garrison Pub. Grace is not just a normal woman who can easily be intimidated. She does not want to be suppressed or dominated.

This is what Tommy admires about him, and thus starts off their relationship. Singing to traumatised soldiers and the heart of Tommy becomes special in Peaky Blinders. In a violent world, her music is very therapeutic.

2. "May you be in heaven a full half-hour before the devil knows you're dead."

In Season 1, Episode 4 of Peaky Blinders, this Irish blessing is pronounced by Grace to Tommy when he is bartending. It is something she says when she sees Tommy attempt to manage the relationship between John and Lizzie. Grace understands that there is good in Tommy, but concedes that he is too dark to go all the way. This is in the hope that this blessing will ensure that Tommy will sneak into heaven by chance before the devil can take him.

Grace thinks that there is good in Tommy despite his behaviours and tendencies to portray otherwise. Her lines are grounded in reality and are incredibly passionate and heartfelt.

1. "If I'm asked properly."

During Grace's reply to Tommy | Image via Netflix

Tommy asks Grace in Season 1, Episode 5, to dance. He says,

"Do you dance?"

Grace replies,

"If I'm asked properly."

After that, he asks her out in a gentlemanly manner, and they both dance. She does not want to become a commodity or an object. Tommy also honours her desires and takes care of her, an aspect that appeals to her even more in Peaky Blinders. This quote shows what Grace considers the way women ought to be treated.

Very clear about her limits and demands, Grace expects to be treated with respect. Tommy falls more deeply in love with Grace as a result of her revolutionary insistence on being treated properly in the harsh world of Birmingham criminals.