- [Edmond] Who are you?
- I am the Abbe Faria.
- What I tried to do is to understand where the Abbe was coming from and then do justice to the scenes that were written for him.
- To kill yourself is a mortal sin. You must have hope. You cannot live without hope.
- Because he's lived a full life, he's sinned and through his meeting in prison with Dantes, in a way it gives him a chance to resolve his guilt.
- When did you say we'd start?
- Your enthusiasm warms my heart.
- And of course, he causes a massive change in Edmond. He educates him. He provides his fortune. He's the sort of springboard to Dantes' new life.
- You said you read. Where do you keep your books?
- In my head.
- He's a father figure. A very well read man. But had he not met Edmond, he would've rotted away.
- My treasure. Find it, Edmond, and use it to live a full life.
- In a way, Edmond for the Abbe becomes the son he never had. The one who he can pass on to his education, his wisdom, his experience of life, which supports Edmond as he escapes and goes on into the rest of the story.
- You saved me, Abbe Faria.
- No, no, no. My son, no. We've saved each other.
