Extended Reading

The Affair of the Necklace quotes

  • [Nicolas, lying on a table in pain as a doctor tries removes the bullet from his behind]

    Count Nicolas De La Motte: Goddamn! Goddamn! Are you digging for potatoes? Go easy!

    Dr. Legear: I did not tell how to get this projectile where it is! Do not presume to tell me how to get it out!

    [takes swig of drink and goes back to work]

  • Jeanne St. Remy de Valois: [upon hearing her verdict] What ever fate awaits me, it cannot comp... compare to the pain I have... when all you hold dear is taken and you have nothing left, risk is of little consequence. And when a ray of hope came into view, I reached for it with all my might. I realise... I realise now that it is too late, that honor does not live in the name. It comes from what you carry in your heart. I realize, now that it is too late, that honor does not live in the name. It comes from what you carry in your heart.