Professor Isak Borg: I have liked having you about the house.Marianne Borg: Like a cat.Professor Isak Borg: A cat, or a human being.
Dr. Evald Borg: It's absurd to bring children into this world and think they'll be better off than we were.Marianne Borg: That's just an excuse.Dr. Evald Borg: Call it what you want. I was an unwanted child in a hellish marriage.
I can't think of anything worse than growing old.
Professor Isak Borg: Give me a cigar, anytime. That's stimulating and relaxing. That's a vice for men.Marianne Borg: And what vices may a woman have?Professor Isak Borg: Weeping, giving birth and speaking ill of her neighbors.