- Paul Barons: [to his drunken seat-mate] Can't you get it through that pickled brain of yours that there's a homicidal maniac on board?
- Paul Barons: [to seatmate Mona Briarly, a well-known author] Why do you always choose male pen-names?
- Mona Briarly: My first ex-husband said writing crime novels wasn't very lady-like. Turned out, he was lady-like enough for the both of us!
- Detective Daniel Myerson: Oh, you're sweating, Mr. Barons. Oh, I like that, yeah, that's nice. Go on, lick your own juice. Taste it! Go on, I want you to taste it!