- Sylvia: Do you know how Florentine women ensure their husbands come home? Every morning they slip him a slow poison, and every evening the antidote. That way, when the husband spends the night away, he has a very bad night.
- Gregoire De Fronsac: You needn't resort to that.
- Thomas d'Apcher: And you, Mani? Which one will you choose?
- Gregoire De Fronsac: Mani doesn't use firearms.
- Mani: Too much noise, too much smoke, bad smell.
- [about Jean-Francois's missing arm]
- Gregoire De Fronsac: How did it happen?
- Jean-Francois de Morangias: I learned that sometimes one bullet doesn't suffice.
- Jean-Francois de Morangias: So, tell me, sir, do they speak of the beast in Paris?
- Gregoire De Fronsac: Speak of it? They're already singing songs about it.
- Geneviève de Morangias: Instead of singing songs, they should be saying prayers.
- [Examining Jean-Francois's custom-made gun]
- Gregoire De Fronsac: A silver bullet? Are you afraid of werewolves?
- Jean-Francois de Morangias: I like to sign my shots.
- Jean-Francois de Morangias: You are too late. The beast is immortal.
- Gregoire de Fronsac: IT may be immortal, but YOU aren't!
- Gregoire De Fronsac: [showing the dinner audience the trout with black hair] Salmo truta dermopilla from Canada.