- Dong-sik Kim: What does the law state about a man who cheats on his wife?
- Lyu: [laughs] Sometimes he can get a lighter sentence than for a traffic violation. Once his wife forgives him, he's acquitted. Just as you wouldn't tell your son you're a murderer of a thief, even between couples some things should be kept secret.
- Kyung-hee Cho: Give me the letter.
- Seon-young Kwak: What if he refuses?
- Kyung-hee Cho: Music teachers are romantic. They are like a keg of powder and this will set him off.
- Seon-young Kwak: I'm so ashamed.
- Kyung-hee Cho: Love is nothing to be ashamed about.
- Seon-young Kwak: You're wrong. The dormitory supervisor says I'm a disgrace - loving a married man.
- [first lines]
- Dong-sik Kim: Look at this! A man from Gimcheon had an affair with his maid.
- Mrs. Kim: Men are such fools. Taking interest in a maid!
- Dong-sik Kim: I disagree. Look at us. We're almost totally dependent on our maid. She cooks and washes for us, and is the first person to greet me when I come home from work. She is entirely at our service.
- Mrs. Kim: Such thoughts should not be said or considered in our sacred home.
- Kyung-hee Cho: He's not the sort of man to say kind words. We were foolish. A rosy dream can't bloom in late Autumn when frost forms.
- Dong-sik Kim: Do you remember when you used to come to my room when I was a student?
- Mrs. Kim: Your eyes made me want to give you anything.
- Mrs. Kim: It'll get us a television.
- Dong-sik Kim: We don't need one. We can just go to the cinema.
- Mrs. Kim: When did you ever take me to the cinema? Since you never go out, our home must always be clean.
- Mrs. Kim: [Mr. Kim massaging his wife's leg] I feel better now. Your arms must ache.
- Dong-sik Kim: Nothing compared to what women go through.
- Mrs. Kim: Now you know. Now do my shoulders.
- Myung-sook: Give me piano lessons and hold me like you held Miss Cho.
- Dong-sik Kim: You're out of your mind!
- Myung-sook: I don't want to be second to Miss Cho.
- [throws herself towards Mr. Kim]
- Dong-sik Kim: Let go!
- Kyung-hee Cho: Miss Kwak died silently, but don't expect me to die without a fight. My corpse may be silent, but my will won't be. My suicide note will say that you raped me one rainy night. I'll plead for you to be punished. This will be the proof, for all the world to see.
- [rips her own blouse]
- Kyung-hee Cho: If that isn't enough, I'll rip my skirt too.
- Myung-sook: Don't get angry. We'll act as if nothing has happened when your wife returns. I'm not a virgin anymore. I can't get married to anyone else.
- Dong-sik Kim: Darling, will you always be there for me, whatever may happen?
- Mrs. Kim: Yes, my body and soul are yours.
- Chang-soon Kim: [shows a picture he has drawn] This is Mom feeding the baby.
- Ae-soon Kim: Idiot! You made her breast bigger than the baby!
- Chang-soon Kim: No, I didn't.
- Ae-soon Kim: Dummy!
- Chang-soon Kim: Is she a tramp?
- Ae-soon Kim: No, she's not. Tramps don't work.
- Chang-soon Kim: Then what is she?
- Myung-sook: I'll do whatever you say. I don't want to cause any trouble for you.
- Mrs. Kim: Then, do as I say.
- Mrs. Kim: I don't see how a man of good character could lose his head over a maid.
- Dong-sik Kim: It's man's greatest weakness. A high mountain challenges him to climb it. A deep lake prompts him to throw a rock into it. And a beautiful girl stirs his most primitive desires.
- Mrs. Kim: His most primitive desires? You could say that all men are just beasts.
- Doctor: You're the father, right? I can tell.
- Dong-sik Kim: Do I look like him?
- Doctor: No. He looks like you!