- Georges Duroy: [after making overtures to Mme. Walter] I have lighted a fire in an old, soot-filled chimney.
- Georges Duroy: [to his second, just before the duel] Potin, you might suggest to Monsieur Laroche-Mathieu that he observe this encounter from behind one of these beautiful trees. He presents an incredibly tempting target.
- Georges Duroy: I'm a rich man. I've got enough money to last me for the rest of my life.
- Charles Forestier: The devil you have?
- Georges Duroy: Providing I don't live beyond tomorrow afternoon.
- Charles Forestier: I'm glad to see you haven't changed, Georges. I always used to annoy me the way women went for you. I suppose it's that devlish look of yours.