John Davinier: Yes, I love her with every breath I breathe!


John Davinier: Well..unless..she marries her equal, her true equal, a man who respects her.


Dido Elizabeth Belle: We women are but the property of gentlemen.


John Davinier: I was curious.
Dido Elizabeth Belle: Quite a task, to sit for so many hours.


Dido Elizabeth Belle: My greatest misfortune, would be to marry into a family that would carry me as their shame.