- Nick Slaughter: You know, one day I'm going to die, and the I.R.S. is going to be left holding the bag. I don't know if you're aware of it, but there are only two things you can really count on in life.
- Sylvie Girard: What's that, Nick?
- Nick Slaughter: Death and taxes. You know what the secret is? Play one against the other.
- Nick Slaughter: Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time - T.S. Eliot.
- Sylvie Girard: The early bird catches the worm - Mother Goose.