General Dumont Quotes in Plucking the Daisy (1956)

General Dumont: It seems Vichy has a new scandal.

Un livreur de journaux: There are dozens.

General Dumont: An uproar about a book. Do you have it? It's called "Plucking the Daisy."

Un livreur de journaux: Sorry, it sold out within a week.

General Dumont: I hear everyone's in it.

Un livreur de journaux: And their dirty laundry!

General Dumont: Am I mentioned?

Un livreur de journaux: No, only the town buffoons.

Agnès Dumont: I'll be a writer.

General Dumont: No, you won't!

Agnès Dumont: I won't give up!

General Dumont: Either I kill her or she goes to boarding school.

Madame Dumont: She prefers boarding school.

General Dumont: [to Toto] Why didn't you say you were telling the truth?