- Diane Farrow: There was this experiment where an electrode was planted in the pleasure center of a monkey's brain. When the monkey hit a button, it sent a signal to the electrode, in effect, exciting the monkey sexually.
- Woman at luncheon: You're kidding.
- Diane Farrow: No. Can you guess what happened?
- Woman at luncheon: Was it a male monkey?
- Diane Farrow: Yes.
- Woman at luncheon: He slammed the button till he died.
- Diane Farrow: Oh, so you know this experiment?
- Woman at luncheon: I know men, honey.
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- Paul Matthews: [voice-over] About once a month my friends and I get together and do something different for fun. Sometimes we go bowling or miniature golf or a movie or something. One night we went down to a gypsy palm reader at 34th and Vine.
- Paul Matthews: Well, I'd like to tell you that 5 minutes after I kissed Diane she came running out into my arms and that we fell in love forever, but that's not what happened.
- Paul Matthews: It took six minutes.
- Enrico Pazzoli: Has anyone ever told you how beautiful you are?
- Diane Farrow: No. No one in their right mind.
- Paul Matthews: How do you synthesize a methylated alkaloid?
- Cheryl: [short pause] I don't know.
- Paul Matthews: Too bad.
- Diane Farrow: You know, all my life, I've felt ugly, and now I have the worlds most desireable man telling me that I am beautiful. I have the Prince of England at home pining for me. I mean, Paul, this is like a dream come true. i could be a princess.