- Nello Daas: [Nello and his grandfather encounter a man on the road who has beaten his dog and left him for dead; after the man leaves, Nello listens to the dog's breathing] I think he's only a little dead.
- Frau Ilse Cogez: [Herr Cogez is upset that his daughter is associating with lower class people] What is it Carl?
- Carl Cogez: Again our Maria is off with that shabby boy, Nello.
- Frau Ilse Cogez: Well, Carl, what harm can come of it? They're just two children. They...
- Carl Cogez: Enough, Ilse. You are a woman, and therefore a fool.