“- Girl: How come you don't play during daytime? I see you here everyday.
- Guy: During the daytime people would want to hear songs that they know, just songs that they recognize. I play these song at night or I wouldn't make any money. People wouldn't listen.”
Markéta Irglová - Girl
Glen Hansard - Guy

- Mrs. John Day - Peggy: Listen to the wheels, don't they seem to be saying something?
- Mrs. Stephen Haines - Mary: No.
- Mrs. John Day - Peggy: Don't they seem to be saying "Go back, go back, go back, go back?".

Joan Fontaine - Mrs. John Day - Peggy
Norma Shearer - Mrs. Stephen Haines - Mary

“When the heart speaks, Brother Orchid, other hearts must listen.”
Donald Crisp - Brother Superior

“- Flora: How did you speak to him?
- Ada: I didn't need to speak. I could lay thoughts out in his mind like they were a sheet.
- Flora: Why didn't you get married?
- Ada: He became frightened and stopped listening.”

Anna Paquin - Flora
Holly Hunter - Ada

“- Flora: Actually, to tell you the whole truth, mother says that most people speak rubbish, and it's not worth it to listen.
- Aunt Morag: Well, that is a strong opinion.”
Anna Paquin - Flora
Kerry Walker - Aunt Morag