“Do you know what makes someone beautiful? Confidence. You don't have to have this shape eyes or that shape lips. No one seems to be able to decide which shape is best anyway. You can have every kind of blemish. It's confidence that attracts people. That's what everybody's looking for. It's what no potion can really give you. And believe me, Belle, you've got it. You've got it if you want it.”

“Human history is full of great men, great women, individuals, with the will for power - all of them with governesses like her.”

“You see, Valentin, there is no such thing as time. It's just a road, a path to travel on. Most of the world is on a train, traveling forward all the time, speeding toward death, with a set schedule and someone else in charge.”

“In this life, you have winners and losers. the more you win, the higher you go.”

“Guilt is a useless feeling. It's never enough to make you change direction--only enough to make you useless.”

“Guilt is a useless feeling. It's never enough to make you change direction- only enough to paralyze you and make you... well, useless.”

“If it looks real and feels real, do you think it matters if it's real?”

“You obviously don't have my soul or you wouldn't be trying to make deals.”

“Because some things that seem unimportant now can change the course of human history -- and I am a student of human history.”

“The world is full of stupid people. That's why we have rules. But with enough intelligence, a person can be above the rules. She can make rules.”

“It's not worth losing your soul to win a guy.”