Grace quotes from Dogville (2003)

Grace

Are you trying to say that you're in love with me?

No I wouldn't... love is...It's not... It's a big word... yeah. Yeah.

Grace

That's good, because I think that I am in love with you, too.

From a business perspective, from a business perspective, your presence in Dogville has become more costly. Because it's more dangerous for them to have you here — not that they don't want you — since they feel there should be some counterbalance, some quid pro quo.

Grace

That sounds like words that the gangsters would use...

There is also more of an incentive if you don't wanna stay. See, with all those wanted posters hanging around the place, I can hardly think of anywhere else you could hide.

Grace

Don't be upset. I'm sorry if I doubted you. It won't happen again. I promise you.

I wouldn't make that promise if I was you. When you fended me off, a thought came into my mind that made me ashamed. A thought that you would hate me for.

Grace

You can see through it all, can't you. I'll tell you, I'm gonna be asleep in two minutes.

What if I don't want you to go to sleep?

Grace

I don't think you have a choice tonight.

I do love you, Grace.

Grace

I'm glad you love me. I love you, too. I really do.

The people of this town they surprise me again and again. I might even have to revise my theories a little bit. You know how much I hate doing that kind of thing. You know, Grace, last night when I came back and I saw you lying there asleep so sweetly, I was suddenly inspired. I wrote the first chapter of a story. A story about a small town. Guess where I got the inspiration? But I haven't come up with a name for the town yet.

Grace

Why not just call it Dogville?

Wouldn't work. No, it wouldn't work. It's got to be universal. Lot of writers make that mistake, you see. Hey, do you want me to read it to you? If there is any love in it, it comes from you...

Grace

So I'm arrogant. I'm arrogant because I forgive people?

My God. Can't you see how condescending you are when you say that? You have this preconceived notion that nobody, listen, that nobody can't possibly attain the same high ethical standards as you, so you exonerate them. I can not think of anything more arrogant than that. You... you forgive others with excuses that you would never in the world permit for yourself.

Grace

The people who live here are doing their best under very hard circumstances.

If you say so, Grace. But is their best really good enough? Do they love you?

Bingo Grace! Bingo! I have to tell you, your illustration beat the hell out of mine. It's frightening, yes, but so clear. Do you think that I can allow myself to use it as an inspiration in my writing?

Grace

Goodbye, Tom.