- Mother Epp: It's always the same. The good die young, and people like you come back.
- Hans Epp: I've changed, Mother.
- Mother Epp: Once rotten, always rotten.
- Hans Epp: [singing] Buona buona notte, Amore mio, You cannot have everything you want
- [has a heart attack]
- Hans Epp: Honestly, I didn't even shake hands with her.
- Irmgard Epp: You were gone for seven minutes. In seven minutes you can do more than shake hands.
- Mother Epp: Hans you'll stay in school. I don' want you in a profession where you'll get your hands dirty.
- Hans Epp: Harry, you're the one true man. But you're also a pig.
- Harry Radek: Of course. We're all pigs.
- Hans's great love: What's the matter? Is something wrong?
- Hans Epp: I don't know.
- Hans's great love: Take off your clothes and come lie with me. Come on. Tell me. Is something the matter?
- Hans Epp: No.
- Hans's great love: But something is wrong?
- Hans Epp: I don't know.
- Renate Epp: I don't understand what you said.
- Anna Epp: What?
- Renate Epp: That - that my father is going to live if he wants to.