Octave Quotes in The Rules of the Game (1939)

Octave: The awful thing about life is this: Everybody has their reasons.

Octave: You have to understand, its the plight of all heroes today. In the air, they're terrific. But when they come back to earth, they're weak, poor, and helpless.

Octave: I want to disappear down a hole.

Robert de la Cheyniest: Why's that?

Octave: So I no longer have to figure out what's right and what's wrong.

Octave: It's just unpleasant to be reminded what a failure I am.