- Warden Ed: [Referring to Vigo] If ever there's a man beyond help, it's that one!
- The Minister: No man is beyond help.
- The Minister: You've never cried, have you, Benny? Never tasted the salt of your own humanity? 'Tis a pity, lad, 'cause it's a pleasant taste. Unabashed tears are the great cleanser for the human heart.
- The Minister: [Holding a wooden match] The flame of this match is like the human soul, Benny. It can burn brightly or be snuffed out.
- [He throws it away]