Movie: The magic skin (La peau de chagrin)

- The power that gives pebbled leather, is designed for personal use.
- You gave me the opportunity to become king - that's what I did. What do you want from me?
- The king may think of my subjects, from time to time.

- I and thousands of lives in one, because mine will be short, but bright.
- Well, then you're a cynic, thinking about the pleasures. You live thousands of different lives. It's really you, Rafael?

Cognition and learning are unable even to feed me. Poverty, debt, starvation, humiliation - that's the real vices, they push a man to death.

Desire burns us, and the ability destroys. Behind all this hides the greatest of evils, vanity.

- If you don't want to seduce me, we would much could be done - we are very similar.
- We were never like, I know what it's like to love and to sacrifice themselves. It is not available.
- Play the moralist, Monsieur. Put yourself above the crowd, I was not fooled. You look at me in the mirror and you hate that I'm the reflection of that part, which you would have refused.

See this skin? If I say that it is more expensive than gold if you take it - you'll be Queen, you get rich, you will have the luxurious dresses, the castle... Get it?.. Even the beggar is frightened of that proposal. There was only one madman. If I could get back at least once.

- Promise me I'll be your memory.
- It's impossible.
- Promise. This is my last wish on this earth.
Shut up.
- No. A memory of a first love that will not prevent you to love again.

I will love you forever, but not with you... forgive me.

Death, if you just understood the meaning of life.

- Your initiative, Jonatas? I didn't ask for.
Since then, as Monsieur wishes for nothing more, I have to fantasize.

Worth it to get what wanted so badly, as I understand that it doesn't matter.

When you do not know the subject decently silent.

If recently asked me what I think about suicide I would say that there is always hope. I was convinced of it. I - raphaël de valence. Who a year ago predicted a bright future. Then I was twenty years old, I believed - believed in myself. Yes, it was my faith.

Even the young can understand that people change faster than the wind.