-
Jorge: I always knew that you and I were going to end up playing tute!
-
Viridiana: I know my own weakness, and whatever I do will be humble. But, however little it is, I want to do it alone.
-
[first lines]
Mother Superior: Sister Viridiana. Your uncle sent word that he can't come to see you take your vows.
Viridiana: Very well, Mother.
Mother Superior: You seem unconcerned.
Viridiana: I hardly know him. I only met him once, years ago.
Mother Superior: He invites you to visit him.
Viridiana: I'd rather not leave the convent.
Mother Superior: I'm afraid he's in poor health. He's your only relative. You should bid him farewell before taking your vows. You will never see him again.
-
Viridiana: I'd prefer not to see the outside world again.
-
Mother Superior: Try to show him some affection.
-
Viridiana: Mother Superior ordered me to come.
Don Jaime: Do I mean so little to you that she had to order you to come?
Viridiana: Frankly, yes. I'm not a good liar, Uncle. I respect you and I'm grateful for your material support. But beyond that...
Don Jaime: No affection.
Viridiana: None.
-
Don Jaime: Loneliness has made me self-centered.
-
Don Jaime: The weeds have taken over these last 20 years. And aside from the first floor, the house is overrun with spiders.
-
Don Jaime: You're so much like your aunt, even in the way you walk.
Viridiana: You've told me before.
Don Jaime: There! Even your voice is like hers.
-
Ramona: Her nightgown is made of very coarse linen. It must chafe her delicate skin.
Don Jaime: That's enough now. Go to bed.
-
Moncho: Don't be afraid, miss. Shall I guide your hand? Give it a pull.
Viridiana: No, I can't.
-
Rita: I saw you in your nightgown.
Viridiana: What? Is that true?
Rita: Yes, Yes, I saw you.
Moncho: Don't listen. She's a little liar.
Rita: It's true! It's true! When she was dressing, her hairpins fell out, and she picked them up.
Viridiana: How did you see me?
Rita: From the terrace.
Viridiana: It's wicked to spy on people. You shouldn't do that.
-
Don Jaime: You're spoiling me. What will I do when I'm alone again?
Viridiana: You choose to be alone.
-
Don Jaime: She shows no gratitude. Sometimes I feel like hitting her.
-
Don Jaime: We must do something special tonight as a farewell.
Viridiana: [grabs an apple offered by Jorge and takes a bite] Whatever you wish.
Don Jaime: I'd like to ask you an innocent favor, but one that means a lot to me.
Viridiana: Today I can refuse you nothing.
Don Jaime: So you'll do what I request?
Viridiana: You have only to ask.
[takes another bite of the apple]
-
Don Jaime: What a strange girl you are! When I asked this of you, you seemed offended and said no. Now suddenly you make me the happiest man in the world.
-
Don Jaime: Who could be more further apart than an old man who lives alone and a young woman consecrated to God?
-
Don Jaime: You've made me forget the passion that sustained me all these years.
-
Don Jaime: I had to force you. It was the only way to have you in my arms.
Viridiana: You're lying.
Don Jaime: No, it's true. I made you mine while you slept.
-
Don Jaime: I only possessed you in my thoughts.
-
Jorge: What a strange man. I wish I knew what he was like.
-
Lucia: Why the scowl?
Jorge: Viridiana gets on my nerves.
Lucia: She's crazy.
Jorge: Not crazy. Rotten with piety.
-
Jorge: How can you enjoy living like this and spending so much time alone?
Viridiana: I'm not like you. You have your wife.
Jorge: She's not my wife. I don't need anyone's blessing to live with a woman.
-
Viridiana: If you must come again, please know first and wait till I tell you to enter.
-
Jorge: Helping a few beggars does nothing for the thousands of others.
-
Jorge: Such is life. It throws some people together and pulls others apart. What can we do about it?
-
Viridiana: Hail Mary, full of grace. And blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
-
Viridiana: Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done unto me.
-
Jorge: Why does a man leave a woman? If you don't know, I won't explain. A pious woman like you with no blood in her veins might be shocked.
-
Jorge: Why are you staring at me like that? You know, Ramona, if you fixed yourself up a bit, you could be pretty. Nice small teeth. Full lips. What more do you want?
-
Don Amalio: Two of us decided to go begging in the vestibules of high-class churches. The girls passing by smelled so sweet you could almost feel them.
Old Beggar: You could smell them, but you couldn't touch them.
-
[last lines]
Jorge: Cut the cards. Like this. You won't believe it, but the first time I saw you, I thought, "My cousin Viridiana and I will end up shuffling the deck together."
Viridiana Quotes
Extended Reading
