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The Abbey always reminds me of that old toast, 'Above lofty timbers, the walls around are bare, echoing to our laughter, as though the dead were there.'

— Garrett Fort Dracula (1931)

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You can't murder a man who's been dead for five centuries.

Dracula's Daughter (1936)

For one who has not lived even a single lifetime, you are a wise man, Van Helsing.

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The strength of the vampire is that people will not believe in him.

Dracula (1931)

Possibly there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of in your psychiatry, Mr. Garth.

Dracula's Daughter (1936)

You have created a monster and it will destroy you.

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Care to our coffin adds a nail, no doubt,
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