"[to Irma] I thought you had gone for ever."

"[to Mrs. Appleyard] Madam, something terrible has happened."

"The mountain comes to Muhammad, and Hanging Rock comes to Mr. Hussey."

"It stopped at twelve. It never stopped before. Must be something magnetic."

"This we do for pleasure, so that we may shortly be at the mercy of venomous snakes and poisonous ants. How foolish ca…"

"Only a million years ago. Quite a recent eruption really. The rocks all round - Mount Macedon itself - must be all of…"

"Miranda knows lots of things other people don't know. Secrets. She knew she wouldn't come back."

"[to Minnie] She was afraid I'd run away, so she shaved my head. I bit her arm - it bled. So she painted my head with …"

"Waiting a million years, just for us."

"Au revoir mes enfants. Au revoir. Au revoir."