Mrs. Armfeldt:
Why is youth so terribly unmerciful? And who has given it permission to be that way?
[
Carl Magnus' wife has just told him that his mistress may be involved with someone else - he says to his wife]
Carl Magnus:
I can tolerate my wife's infidelity, but if anyone touches my mistress, I become a tiger.
[
Later, his mistress tells him that his wife may be unfaithful - he says to his mistress]
Carl Magnus:
I can tolerate someone dallying with my mistress, but if anyone touches my wife, I become a tiger.
Charlotte:
Men are horrible, vain and conceited. They have hair all over their bodies.
Petra the Maid:
And then the summer night smiled for the third time.
Frid the Groom:
[
to the audience] For the sad, the depressed, the sleepless, the confused, the frightened, the lonely.
Mrs. Armfeldt:
Who are we inviting? If they are actors, they will have to eat in the stables.
Carl Magnus:
I shall remain faithful until the great yawn do us part.
Desiree Armfeldt:
For once, I was truly innocent.
Mrs. Armfeldt:
It must have been early in the evening.
Carl Magnus:
I have fought 18 duels. Pistol, rapier, foil, spear, bow, poison, rifle. I have been wounded six times.
Desiree Armfeldt:
I hit him on the head with the poker.
Mrs. Armfeldt:
What did the Count say then?
Desiree Armfeldt:
We elected to part amicably.
Desiree Armfeldt:
Why don't you write your memoirs?
Mrs. Armfeldt:
My dear daughter, I was given this estate for promising not to write my memoirs.
Mrs. Armfeldt:
Beware of good deeds. They cost far too much and leave a nasty smell.
Mrs. Armfeldt:
Your children are very beautiful, especially the young girl.
Fredrik Egerman:
The young girl is my wife, Mrs Armfeldt.
Mrs. Armfeldt:
I believe you lead a very strenuous life, Mr Egerman.
Mrs. Armfeldt:
If people knew the evil caused by listening to others, they would not care about listening and would be far happier.
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