- These stories are beautiful. Why, they're almost poetry.
- Well, don't kid yourself. They are.
— Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn), Macaulay Connor (James Stewart)
9 seconds sound clip from the The Philadelphia Story movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:38:02 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- If thee wilt consult with my colleague in there.
- Dost thou have a washroom? Thank thee.
- Look, I know this is a public library, but I wi...
- Hello.
- Hello.
- Couldn't you afford to buy my book?
- The bookstore didn't have one.
- These stories are beautiful. Why, they're almost poetry.
- Well, don't kid yourself. They are.
- I can't make you out at all now.
- Really? I thought I was easy.
- You... You talk so big and tough, and then you write like this.
- No, I believe you put the toughness on to save your skin.
- Do you?
[...]