- Rosemary: I can't share you with anyone else.
- Norman, Duke of Norwich: You could if your tried. You told me that your mind rules your life, not your heart. That was our whole arraignment. Remember?
- Rosemary: That was before I fell so deeply in love with you.
- Norman, Duke of Norwich: That's your misfortune, my dear. I could very easily love you. But I won't let myself. You see, that's where you and I differ, my dear. I have a very strong mind. A very strong will power. I could turn my love into hate or the other way around. All my life, I've never been able to love. No... I take that back. I do love one thing: power. Yes... power.
- Rosemary: Your words cut through me like cold steel. It frightens me sometimes at how weak I beget.
- Norman, Duke of Norwich: That's why I chose you above all the others.
- Rosemary: What about Ivan?
- Norman, Duke of Norwich: [softly laughs] Ivan? Let me tell you something, my dear. I live for pleasure. Only second to power, of course. And I try anything. I'm not a homosexual. I'm not heterosexual. I'm not asexual. I'm trisexual. Yes, that's it. I'll try anything for pleasure.
- Rosemary: Do you enjoy it?
- Norman, Duke of Norwich: I enjoy the moment.
- Rosemary: And right now?
- Norman, Duke of Norwich: And right now... the moment is you.
- Ivan the Hunchback: Yes, my lord.
- Norman, Duke of Norwich: And you're very comfortable. I see to that, don't I?
- Ivan the Hunchback: Yes, my lord.
- Norman, Duke of Norwich: You're a very rich little humpback because of me. Aren't you, Ivan?
- Ivan the Hunchback: Yes, my lord.
- Norman, Duke of Norwich: You wouldn't want anything to happen that hump on your back, would you?
- Ivan the Hunchback: Uh... no, my lord.
- Norman, Duke of Norwich: Very well then. You do as I say!
- Norman, Duke of Norwich: [sarcastic] What a pity. In the bloom of his manhood, like roses he so dearly loved. Cut down before his time. Oh, well... c'est la vie.
- Lady Jane: You hated him!
- Norman, Duke of Norwich: Hate is a strong word, my dear sister.