“Every year, the United States permits the entrance of about 150,000 immigrants. That number is proportioned among the various European countries. You were born in Bucharest; so, you come under the Romanian quota.”
Harry Shannon - American Immigration Official

“- American Immigration Official: The Romanian quota is very small, very crowded.
- Georges Iscovescu: That means I have to wait?
- American Immigration Official: Between five and eight years, Mr. Iscovescu.”
Harry Shannon - American Immigration Official
Charles Boyer - Georges Iscovescu

“Get ahold of a wedding ring and you can swing right over the fence. Just get into a good suit of clothes, shave, go on, go ahead, what do they call it? The pursuit of happiness?”

Charles Boyer - Georges Iscovescu

“He married you to pass that date. For the same reason that I married my little American and with the same ring. Just take a look inside at the engraving.”

Paulette Goddard - Anita Dixon

“I'm afraid of what's ahead. I'm afraid of another war. Your father died when he was young. He died for England, Johnny. But you're half American. You're my son. You belong to America too, not only England.”

Irene Dunne - Susan Ashwood