“The Affair of the Necklace” quotes

“If you weaken the monarchy, you undermine the entire nation.”
Joely Richardson - Marie-Antoinette

“Are you digging for potatoes?”

Adrien Brody - Count Nicolas De La Motte

“I realise now that it is too late, that honor does not live in the name. It comes from what you carry in your heart.”
Hilary Swank - Jeanne St. Remy de Valois

“What is there in a name that is worth your life?”
Simon Baker - Rétaux de Vilette

“What ever fate awaits me, it cannot compare to the pain I have. When all you hold dear is taken and you have nothing left, risk is of little consequence. And when a ray of hope came into view, I reached for it with all my might.”

Hilary Swank - Jeanne St. Remy de Valois

“It's not everyday a man gets to view his wife making love from this vantage point.”

Adrien Brody - Count Nicolas De La Motte

“Who does not aspire to take back what was taken from them? Who does not dream of returning home?”
Brian Cox - Minister Breteuil