I wish there was something I knew to do for him. His mother and I have tried to make him feel at home. But he just keeps to himself all the time.

10 seconds sound clip from the The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:23:53.137 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I was back to the drugstore where I used work and I just got suddenly reminded.

- Come on, let's go out and have fun.

- Hello, Wilma.

- Good afternoon, Mr. Parrish.

- Have you seen Homer?

- He's out in the woodshed. Says he wants to get in some practice shooting. So he can go hunting. Thought that he'd seen enough shooting in the war.

- Well, I guess he just wants to find something to occupy himself with.

- I guess so.

- I wish there was something I knew to do for him. His mother and I have tried to make him feel at home. But he just keeps to himself all the time.

- Hello, Luella. What are you kids doing?

- Oh, nothing, we're just playing.

- That's his girl. They're engaged.

- Oh, hello, Wilma.

- Hello.

- Looking for something?

- No. Go right ahead.

- How'd you do, Homer?

- Only fair.

- Well, you did fine.

- I'll do better.

[...]