"If you're going to live in a whorehouse, there's only one thing you can do: be the best damn whore around."

"[narrating] Our hero, Sherman McCoy, was about to make a simple phone call. But despite the existence of 11 telephone…"

"[narrating] It was all over. There was no hope now. The darkness closed in around them. And then I noticed the most p…"

"[narrating] Yes see, Sherman, who started with so much, lost everything. But he gained his soul. Whereas I, you see, …"

"Remember guys, a frantic salesman is a dead salesman!"

"[to court room] Racist? You dare call me racist? Well I say unto you, what does it matter the color of a man's skin i…"

"Reverend Bacon: [about the incident with Henry Lamb] This is a tragedy! A fine young man has been struck down. God- f…"

"Judy McCoy: I'm leaving you! [pause] After the party... and now, if you will excuse me, we have guests."

"Sir Gerald Moore: I was at dinner last evening, and halfway through the pudding, this four-year-old child came alone,…"

"[Narrating] A $600 million bond, to which he stood to get $1.8 million on commission, which would retire the mortgage…"