- Sister Carmel: [seated at the booth] I need to know one thing.
- The Man: Alright.
- Sister Carmel: How can I know you're not The Devil?
- The Man: You can't.
- Mrs. Tyler: [seated at the booth] Do you make everyone who comes to you hurt someone?
- The Man: No - only some.
- [first lines]
- The Man: [James enters the diner, walks to the window-booth at the end, and takes a seat across the table from The Man] You're late.
- James: I, umm...
- The Man: [gruffly] The appointment was eleven.
- James: I didn't know if I was coming.
- The Man: Picked a girl?
- James: Yes.
- The Man: Tell me about her. James - the details!
- James: I don't really want to.
- The Man: How old? How *old* is the girl?
- James: Young. She's four - fourish.
- The Man: What was she wearing - when you first saw her - when you chose her?