- Ruth Fisher: I guess we all want to be loved. It's hard to say no to that, no matter who it's coming from.
- Arthur Martin: [as Ruth does laundry just after they had an argument] I have some kerchiefs and some undershirts... I hear some people call them wife-beaters, which I think is kind of funny...
- Ruth Fisher: There's nothing funny about beating your wife.
- Olivier Castro-Staal: [after a student storms out of the classroom] He could have at least made the effort to slam the door. Young people have absolutely no commitment today.
- Ruth Fisher: Arthur, are you busy?
- Arthur Martin: I'm putting away my socks. But I've become confused as to which is paired with which.
- Ruth Fisher: They all look exactly the same.
- Arthur Martin: That's the dilemma.
- Arthur Martin: I believe that sex can be... when two become one... it needn't always be painful. But... it is indeed a very slippery slope.
- Russell Corwin: I'm fucking confused.
- Claire Fisher: Well, I'm sorry you're fucking confused. You sure as hell didn't seem confused every time we fucked! Or every time you told me you loved me, which I was stupid enough to believe.
- Russell Corwin: Claire, I do love you.
- Claire Fisher: Oh, and nothing says that better than sucking your professor's dick!
- Russell Corwin: Claire, I would cut out my heart and give it to you in a box if would change anything.
- Claire Fisher: Well, it wouldn't because you'd be dead.