- You ever hear from your folks or write to them?
- Not if I can help it.

7 seconds sound clip from the Knock on Any Door movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:30:09.600 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- We've soaked it up five times already! Ain't that enough?

- We'll tell you when you've had enough! Mop.

- He's sick!

- What did they tell Jimmy's folks?

- That he died of pneumonia!

- All good guys get the dirty end of the stick.

- You're gonna make sure it doesn't happen to you, eh?

- You ever hear from your folks or write to them?

- Not if I can help it.

- I looked them up when I got out of the army. They're in Seattle, doing fine.

- Julian's working.

- Don't sing me lullabies, mister. That's for Julian. Only suckers work!

- You know, Nick, I'm trying to help you.

- Oh, sure. Maybe you can get me a job, winding an eight-day clock.

[...]