far too many quotes for my taste

some of you may not recall the strange affair of the phantom of the opera, a mystery never fully explained, and it shows

Daroga: You kidnapped Christine Daaé? That's illegal! Erik: But Daroga, what's more illegal? Briefly inconveniencing Christine or destroying my opera? Daroga: Kidnapping Christine, Erik!

Daroga: What used to give you joy? Erik: Solitude and self-isolation.

Erik: Oh, first you raw dog me in public and now you burst into my house and raw dog me here? Christine Daaè: Stop saying "raw dog"! Erik: I can say anything I want. Christine: [to Raoul] Tell him what raw dog means. Raoul De Chagny: Sex without a condom. Erik: ... Then I'll stop saying that.

Christine Daaé: I can't eat too much, Raoul's taking me out to dinner tonight. He said he has a big surprise planned. Meg Giry: Oh, wow. What- do you think maybe he's gonna tell you he's gay? Christine: What? No, why? Meg: No reason! That would just be a really big surprise, right?

Gustave De Chagny: I remember my father all dressed up in the red suit... Gustave: ...the big black boots and the patent leather belt, sneaking around downstairs. He didn't want us to see him... Gustave: ...but he'd be drunk, so he'd crush into something and wake everybody up. Gustave's friend: That doesn't sound like a very merry Christmas. Gustave: Who said anything about Christmas?

Madame Giry: [about Christine and Erik] I suggested she give him the silent treatment. Daroga: Oh, so... no talking whatsoever? Madame Giry: Precisely. He will know exactly what you feel when you don't tell him. Daroga: ...