I know who you are. I can see you. You’re swearing now that someday you’ll destroy me. Remember, far better women than you have sworn to do the same. Go and look for them now.[to Livia]
I have a name, while you’re at it.[Atia of the Julii]Not Servilia. We cannot kill women.[Gaius Octavian]Not Servilia. Rufus Tranquillus.[Atia of the Julii]Who?[Mark Antony]Isn’t he father to Octavia’s friend Jocasta?[Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa]Why do you want him dead?[Mark Antony]I don’t like the girl. She’s a bad influence.[Atia of the Julii]
Castor, be sure to cut Octavia’s throat before you cut mine.[Atia of the Julii]Please, Castor, let Mother do it. I won’t deny her one last pleasure. It would be undaughterly.[Octavia of the Julii]
A good lover is a discreet lover.