- Vittoria: Why do we ask so many questions? Two people shouldn't know each other too well if they want to fall in love. But, then, maybe they shouldn't fall in love at all.
- Vittoria: We spent the whole night talking things over. And for what? I'm so tired and depressed. Disgusted and confused. What can I say? There are times when holding a needle and thread, or a book, or a man - it's all the same.
- Marta: The six million Negroes want to throw out the 60,000 whites. We're lucky they're still in trees and have barely lost their tails or they'd have already thrown us out.
- Anita: About time, too.
- Marta: I'll just say one thing. There are about ten leaders who've studied at Oxford. The others are all monkeys - six million monkeys.
- Vittoria: But if you like it there, they must be charming monkeys.
- Vittoria: Come on, Mother. Let's go.
- Vittoria's Mother: Where should I go?
- Vittoria: Home. You waiting for a brass band?
- Woman at the Borsa: Got any tips?
- Vittoria's Mother: Yeah, but I keep them to myself.
- [Talking to herself]
- Vittoria's Mother: She's a jinx. Worse than a rattlesnake.
- Vittoria's Mother: How are we doing?
- Man at the Borsa: Not great. What I sold rose today.
- Vittoria's Mother: [Pours salt on the floor] Let's see if this salt brings us some luck.
- [Stamps on the salt]
- Vittoria's Mother: The numbers on the board never stop spinning.
- Vittoria's Mother: [At The Borsa] See how well Rumianca's doing?
- Piero: Must have invented a new soap for the bidet.
- Piero: Do I know them?
- Vittoria: I don't think so. They don't play the market.
- Piero: You don't like to come to the exchange.
- Vittoria: I still can't figure out if it's an office, a market place, or a boxing ring. And maybe I don't even need to.
- Piero: You have to come often to understand it. If you get involved, it becomes a passion.
- Vittoria: A passion for what, Piero?
- Vittoria's Mother: Everything's crashing here. To think things were going so well. Where'll I get the money to cover my losses? I need millions. Where will I get it? You could have waited to make your brilliant move with Riccardo!
- Vittoria: The market always has its ups and downs. It's normal.
- Vittoria's Mother: It's not normal! Somebody's always pulling strings. Politics!
- Vittoria: Right.
- Riccardo: Good-bye. No, I mean... No good-byes. We'll call each other. No, we won't call. Take care.
- Vittoria: Is this serious? Is it fixable?
- Piero: With money everything's fixable, especially here. But for some, it was a complete disaster.
- Vittoria: What about my mother?
- Piero: I don't know. Probably lost 10 million lire. Maybe that's a lot for her, but think of the billions lost this morning all over Italy. Look at that poor guy. He lost 50 million.
- Marta: Kenya is one of the most beautiful countries in Africa. Nicer than the Congo, Rhodesia, Somalia, South Africa. There are trees up to 200 feet tall. This is a baobab tree. Kenya has everything: jungle, snow, savannah.
- Vittoria: Come on. You're not going to haggle over 20 lire.
- Vittoria's Mother: Just remember: Millions are made one lire at a time.