“I was in a state of hysteria, you know. Don't you want to take a...” – Szell, Marathon Man ... Movie Quotes Database

Szell

I was in a state of hysteria, you know. [referring to the open suitcase filled with diamonds] Don't you want to take a closer look than that?

Babe

No!

Szell

You see, uh, in a sense, one becomes more emotional with age. First, after a lifetime of being taken by friends and enemies alike, and then just when you think you have your possessions sure, your health begins to go. [laughs] That is, of course, the ultimate theft!

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