I'm lucky, I have my elbows. Some of the boys don't.

— Homer Parrish (Harold Russell)

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

You can hear this line at 02:25:13.564 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Wilma, you and I have been close to each other for a long time, haven't we? Ever since we were kids.

- Yes, Homer.

- I'm going upstairs to bed. I want you to come up and see for yourself what happens.

- All right, Homer.

- I've learned how to take this harness off.

- I can wiggle into my pajama top.

- I'm lucky, I have my elbows. Some of the boys don't.

- But I can't button them up.

- I'll do that, Homer.

- This is when I know I'm helpless. My hands are down there on the bed. I can't put them on again without calling to somebody for help. I can't smoke a cigarette or read a book.

- If that door should blow shut, I can't open it and get out of this room.

- I'm as dependent as a baby that doesn't know how to get anything except cry for it.

[...]

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