Vivian: You're late.
Edward Lewis: You're stunning.
Vivian: You're forgiven.
[after negotiating three thousand dollars]
Vivian: I would have stayed for two thousand.
Edward Lewis: I would have paid four.
Barney: It must be difficult to let go of something so beautiful.
Edward Lewis: [he's said that he has arranged for her to have an apartment, to have a car, and money.] I have to go now, but I want you to understand, I heard everything you said. This is all I'm capable of right now. It's a very big step for me.
Vivian: [sardonic] I know. It's a really good offer for a girl like me.
Edward Lewis:
I've never treated you like a prostitute.
[he walks away]
Vivian: [softly, he doesn't hear] You just did.
Edward Lewis: People's reactions to opera the first time they see it is very dramatic; they either love it or they hate it. If they love it, they will always love it. If they don't, they may learn to appreciate it, but it will never become part of their soul.
Barney: [at the Regent Beverly Wilshire, Kit wanted to see Vivian, but Kit got detained at the front desk; Barney talks into Hotel phone] It's Barnard Thompson here, Miss Vivian. Could you come down to the front desk? There's someone here who wants to speak to you. She says her name is Miss De Luca.
Kit: [to Barney] Let me talk to her.
Kit: [Barney hands her the phone; Kit says into Hotel phone] Yo, Viv, babe. Would you come down here ? The sphincter police won't let me through.
Kit: [notices elderly couple staring at her] Fifty bucks, Grandpa. For 75, the wife can watch.
[At the beginning of the evening]
Vivian: In case I forget to tell you later, I had a really good time tonight.