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Movie Quote of the Day – Blithe Spirit, 1945 (dir. David Lean)
Ruth Condomine: If I died, I wonder how long it would be before you married again.
Charles Condomine: You won’t die. You’re not the dying sort.
Ruth Condomine: Neither was Elvira.
Charles Condomine: She was, now l come to think of it. She had a certain ethereal quality. Nobody could call you even remotely ethereal.
Ruth Condomine: Nonsense. She was of the earth, earthy.
Charles Condomine: Yes, well, she is now, anyhow.
Ruth Condomine: That’s the kind of observation that shocks people.
Charles Condomine: Discouraging to think how many are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.
Ruth Condomine: Write that down. You might forget it.
Movie Quote of the Day – Doctor Zhivago, 1965 (dir. David Lean)
Lara: Wouldn’t it have been lovely if we’d met before?
Zhivago: Before we did? Yes.
Lara: We’d have got married, had a house and children. If we’d had children, Yuri, would you like a boy or girl?
Zhivago: I think we may go mad if we think about all that.
Lara: I shall always think about it.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Bridge on the River Kwai,1957 (dir. David Lean)
Colonel Saito: Do not speak to me of rules. This is war! This is not a game of cricket!
Movie Quote of the Day – Brief Encounter, 1945 (dir. David Lean)
Laura Jesson: This can’t last. This misery can’t last. I must remember that and try to control myself. Nothing lasts really. Neither happiness nor despair. Not even life lasts very long. There’ll come a time in the future when I shan’t mind about this anymore, when I can look back and say quite peacefully and cheerfully how silly I was. No, no, I don’t want that time to come ever. I want to remember every minute, always, always to the end of my days.
Movie Quote of the Day – Lawrence of Arabia, 1962 (dir. David Lean)
Colonel Brighton: Look, sir, we can’t just do nothing.
General Allenby: Why not? It’s usually best.
Movie Quote of the Day – Brief Encounter, 1945 (dir. David Lean)
Laura Jesson: This can’t last. This misery can’t last. I must remember that and try to control myself. Nothing lasts really. Neither happiness nor despair. Not even life lasts very long. There’ll come a time in the future when I shan’t mind about this anymore, when I can look back and say quite peacefully and cheerfully how silly I was. No, no, I don’t want that time to come ever. I want to remember every minute, always, always to the end of my days.
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