The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)

Sydney Greenstreet: Mr. Peters

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Quotes 

• Mr. Peters : A book is a lovely thing, a garden stocked with beautiful flowers, a magic carpet on which to fly away to unknown climes.

• Mr. Peters : Mr. Leyden, can I use your paper?

  Cornelius Leyden : [Sarcastically]  Why not? You've used everything else!

• Mr. Peters : [after Dimitrios has left]  What did you think of him?

  Cornelius Leyden : It was Dimitrios all right - ruthless and primitive. I was afraid of him.

• Mr. Peters : [Repeated with small variations throughout the story]  How little kindness there is in the world today!

• Mr. Peters : [sardonically, as he has being led away by police]  You wanted to write a book. Send me a copy. I'll have lots of time to read it.

• Mr. Peters : Since you want to make this a purely business matter... we want money.

  Dimitrios Makropoulos : What do you have to give me in exchange?

  Mr. Peters : Silence, Dimitrios. Very valuable.

  Dimitrios Makropoulos : How valuable?

  Mr. Peters : One million francs.

  Dimitrios Makropoulos : What do you think you know that's worth one million francs?

  Mr. Peters : It's so difficult to know where to begin. There are so many things the police would like to know.