It is a horrible feeling to have a craving that you can never satiate.

Donovan

A woman can only be pushed so far, and I'm right on the edge.

The Countess

Women age differently than men do. In a man, the left ventricle, the one that pumps red blood into the body gets larger, thicker as it gets older. In a woman, it shrinks. I am now more than a century old. My heart must be just a few karats at this point. There is room there for very little, so what still fits inside means more to me than ever. It means everything.

The Countess

Are we ever ready to see ourselves for what we are?

Iris

James: Do you know the difference between you and I?
John: Millions?
James: Pain.

There are answers on the other side of this door.

Sally [to John]

Countess: You saved my son.
Alex: You saved mine.

There's no telling what kind of undesirables you might run into in these halls.

Liz

Ramona: Damn, woman. What's got into you?
Iris: About six pints of O-negative, from the couple of smart alecks in Room 36.

It's ironic, but I never knew how to live until I died.

Iris

We have two selves. One the world needs us to be, compliant, and the shadow. Ignore it and life is forever suffering.

Countess [to Liz]

Oh, honey. Goddesses don't speak in whispers. They scream.

Countess [to Liz]

American Horror Story Season 5 Quotes

I can see the pain in your eyes. Very familiar. You've lost something and now you're frozen in time. Can't go forward. Can't go back.

Liz

Woof, you're a sight for sore eyes, Mr. Police Officer.

Iris