Don Andre - The Viceroy: I had a few uncomfortable moments thinking about the future of Peru. Do you realize that you might have had to rule?
Don Gonzalo: Heaven forbid!
Don Andre - The Viceroy: [Sarcastically] Fortunately Heaven did.

- Louis Calhern (as Don Andre) in The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)

Don Andre - The Viceroy: You know, you should have been a justice minister for I don't know even now whether or not you're tricking me.
Uncle Pio: Have I ever tricked you except for your own good?

- Akim Tamiroff (as Uncle Pio) in The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)

Esteban: The more tome I spent at school, the less I understand the wind and the weather.
Michaela Villegas: If we don't understand ourselves, how can we ever expect to understand anybody else?

- Lynn Bari (as Michaela Villegas) in The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)

Michaela Villegas: [to Uncle Pio] Don't try to make me feel sorry. I have no heart for the theater. I am what I am. I must be what I must be.

- Lynn Bari (as Michaela Villegas) in The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)

Uncle Pio: [Tp Michaelia] I warned His Excellancy that the palace crows would peck at you but can't reach you across the footlights. You will always be safe there.

- Akim Tamiroff (as Uncle Pio) in The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)

Uncle Pio: One should never trust a woman.

- Akim Tamiroff (as Uncle Pio) in The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)

Brother Juniper: We trust in Heaven. God has never failed man. Only man fails God.

- Donald Woods (as Brother Juniper) in The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)