“Over yonder, they do not love your flesh. Oh, my people... they do not love your hands. Those, they only use, tie, bind, chop off and leave empty! Love your hands! Raise them up, and kiss them.”
Beah Richards - Baby Suggs

“- Felicia: Goddammit, man! You done made me hurt my dick hand.
- Stu: Ooooh! I'm sure you're just as good with the other hand.”
Paula Jai Parker - Felicia
Colin Farrell - Stu Shepard

“- Mr. Sparks, the Tennis Pro: Do you feel that grip?
- Voltri, First Mate: I do sir. I do.
- Mr. Sparks, the Tennis Pro: Powerful enough to snap the neck of a small beast, and yet sensitive enough to caress the tender throat of a young castrato. Coax a song out of him.”

Billy Connolly - Mr. Sparks, the Tennis Pro
Tony Shalhoub - Voltri, First Mate

“- Inigo Montoya: I do not mean to pry, but you don't by any chance happen to have six fingers on your right hand?
- Westley: Do you always begin conversations this way?”
Mandy Patinkin - Inigo Montoya
Cary Elwes - Westley

“Do you imagine those hands are hot or cold? Just think what a single snip could do.”
Kathy Baker - Joyce