- Greta Herskowitz: How could he still love me? If he does, it's because he doesn't know me. I'm rotten with ambition, a lusty little troll, the kind of demon you'd find at the bottom floor of hell pulling fingernails off the loansharks.
- Paula: I used to write. Then I used to paint. I think I'm going to be one of those people with a lot of potential who never really takes off.
- Norwegian Man Who Dies with Paula: Those are always the best kind of people