The Phantom of Liberty Quotes

  • Le père Gabriel/Father Gabriel: Good evening, madame. Do you know what this is?

    L'infirmière: Yes, it's an image.

    Le père Gabriel/Father Gabriel: A miraculous image of St. Joseph. It sometimes has amazing effects on the sick.

    L'infirmière: Really?

    L'infirmière: I was thinking of your father. Sometimes faith succeeds where science fails. We just came from the Marquise of Pomarede. She was near death. We brought her the image, we prayed, and this morning when we left the chateau...

    L'infirmière: She was cured?

    Le père Gabriel/Father Gabriel: She was a bit better.

  • Le docteur de Legendre/Doctor Pasolini: You have cancer of the liver.

    Legendre/Mr. Legendre: Cancer? Me?

    Le docteur de Legendre/Doctor Pasolini: It's in a fairly advanced state. But today, you know, these things... Cigarette?

  • Le professeur des gendarmes: Madrid was filled with the stench of -pardon my language - food. It was indecent.

  • Foucauld: I'm sick of symmetry.

  • Sophie: Mommy, I'm very hungry!

    L'hôtesse à la réception mondaine: Sophie, it's impolite to use those words at the table!