My Cousin Rachel Quotes

Rachel: She died on her wedding night.
Philip: God, of what?
Rachel: Of shock... I think.

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Philip: I believe in nothing of what you've told me. I believe had I been here my cousin would still be alive. And I believe, whatever it cost him, in pain and suffering before he died, I will return with full measure upon a woman that caused it.

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[First lines] Philip: [voice over]Did she? Didn't she? Who was to blame?

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[Last lines] Philip: Was she? Did she? Didn't she? Rachel, my torment.

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Philip: The only women allowed in the house were the dogs.

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Louise: Philip, inquiries were made. My father...
Philip: What inquiries?
Louise: In matters of the heart, it seems that Enrico Rainaldi is more Greek than he is Italian... He likes boys, Philip.

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Rachel: Or, I run out of money and am forced to give Italian lessons to the *bored* wives of the gentry.
Philip: Oh, no-no. Only spinsters teach. Everybody knows that. And then only when no one will support them.
Rachel: And what about widows?
Philip: Widows? Ah, well, widows remarry as fast as they can. And if they can't do that, they just pawn their wedding rings.
Rachel: Well, I think I would prefer to give Italian lessons.

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Philip: Yesterday, you seemed all down in the dumps.
Louise: I'm amazed you noticed.
Philip: We all did. I'm surprised the Pascoe girls didn't remark on it.
Louise: Well, the Pascoe girls were probably far to busy remarking on something else.
Philip: What?
Louise: How easy it must be for a woman like your cousin Rachel to twist you around her little finger.

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Philip: What is it?
Rachel: Tisane. It's Italian... tea infusions made from these herbs. Here, try. Try. [Hands him the cup]
Philip: [Takes a tentative sip from the cup]It's, em, disgusting.
Rachel: [laughs]It's good for you. Good for the health.

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Philip: [to Rachel]I would much rather you hit me than to hear you cry.

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Philip: [under his breath]Unbelievable bitch.
Enrico Rainaldi: Hm?
Philip: I said how much I was looking forward to seeing her.

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Louise: Poor Philip, are you being orphaned all over again?

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Louise: Look. [reading a message hidden inside an envelop that Ambrose wrote and mailed to Philip]
Louise: She has done for me at last. Rachel, my torment. For God's sake, come quickly.

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Philip: Where is he?
Enrico Rainaldi: Where is he? Surely, my dear fellow, you know. He is dead.

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Enrico Rainaldi: Your cousin Rachel, Mr. Ashley, is a woman of very strong - impulse - and passion! Very strong. Do you understand?

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Philip: You know perfectly well she drove him to his death.
Kendall: We know nothing of the sort.

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Louise: What are you going to do with her?
Philip: Confront her. Of course, she'll try and bluster her way out of it - with a faint.
Louise: A swoon, theatrically.
Philip: Have hysterics. Isn't that what one expects of Italians.
Louise: Well, she's only half Italian.

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Philip: With all that macaroni, she'll probably be too fat to get up the stairs.

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Philip: I want justice, for Ambrose.

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Louise: Good luck - and try not to throttle her before dinner.

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Philip: Where the devil are the dogs?
Seecombe: I think they followed her upstairs.

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Philip: What was she like, for God's sake?
Seecombe: I can't say, Sir.
Philip: My God, man, is she fat? Thin? Tall? Short? Does she have a wooden leg? A moustache? Has she got a wort on her nose?
Seecombe: I don't know nothin' about that, Sir.

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Rachel: The butter's - melting. You better lick your fingers.

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Rachel: I'll open the window before I go to bed.
Philip: Then, the rain will come in and spoil the new carpet.
Rachel: How pernickety you are.
Philip: I thought you lots worried about things like that.
Rachel: You lots?
Philip: Women.
Rachel: Only when they have nothing else to worry about.

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Rachel: All this was his passion. So, I made it my passion too.

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Philip: Everyone will be gawking at you.
Rachel: Then I shall just gawk back.

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Rachel: Now, who will join me in drinking this delicious port wine? Or, unless, of course, the men wish to retire to the next room while we smoke our pipes.

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Rachel: How would you define it? Our femininity? Mrs. Pascoe's and mine?
Philip: God knows. All I know is I like looking at you; but, I don't like looking at Mrs. Pascoe.

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Philip: Where is she?
Kendall: In the kitchen.
Philip: Doing what?
Kendall: Hard to tell.

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Rachel: Can't you let me be a person in my own right? A woman! Who's making her way in the world - as she wishes to!

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