Mrs. Fish: [about Leonard] That mench! He's got a heart as black as the ace of diamonds!

- Kay Medford (as Mrs. Fish) in A Fine Madness (1966)

Samson Shillitoe: [to the irate members of the women's club] Spine snappers! You don't want my poetry. You want my liver!

- Sean Connery (as Samson Shillitoe) in A Fine Madness (1966)

Samson Shillitoe: The words of Mercury are hard after the songs of Apollo.

- Sean Connery (as Samson Shillitoe) in A Fine Madness (1966)

Knocker: [to Koocker] I can't write poetry in jail. I've tried!

- Harry Bellaver (as Knocker) in A Fine Madness (1966)

Rhoda Shillitoe: Hey, Samson, Mr. Butler's got some great news for you!
Samson Shillitoe: Mister? When did he get the operation?
Rhoda Shillitoe: [Apologetically to Butler] He doesn't mean anything.
Samson Shillitoe: [Emphatically] I mean everything!

- Sean Connery (as Samson Shillitoe) in A Fine Madness (1966)