Mum, destiny is something we've invented because we can't stand the fact that everything that happens is accidental.

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7 seconds sound clip from the Sleepless in Seattle movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:10:03.144 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- I mean, I'd seen him at the office. Obviously I'd seen him. He's the associate publisher.

- And then one day we both ordered sandwiches from the same place, and he got my lettuce and tomato on whole wheat, which, of course, he was allergic to. And I got his lettuce and tomato on white.

- It is, isn't it?

- You make a million decisions that mean nothing, and then one day you order takeout that changes your life.

- Destiny takes a hand.

- Mum, destiny is something we've invented because we can't stand the fact that everything that happens is accidental.

- Then how do you explain that you both ordered exactly the same sandwich except for the bread?

- How many people in this world like lettuce and tomato without something else, like tuna?

- Well, it wasn't a sign. It was a coincidence.

- I was in Atlantic City with my family, Cliff was a waiter. He wasn't even supposed to work that night, and suppose he hadn't?

- He asked me to take a midnight walk on the Steel Pier.

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And I knew it. I knew it the very first time I touched her. It was like coming home... only to no home I'd ever known.

You know, it's easier to be killed by a terrorist than it is to get married over the age of 40.

Well, I'm going to get out of bed every morning. Breathe in and out all day long. Then, after a while, I won't have to remind myself to get out of bed in the morning and breathe in and out.

Oh, well, it was a million tiny little things. When you added them all up, it just meant we were supposed to be together.

It's cute. It's like a little clue.

Sleepless in Seattle Sound Clip

Sound clips of the best lines and quotes from Sleepless in Seattle (1993).

Actors: Tom Hanks (Sam Baldwin), Meg Ryan (Annie Reed), Bill Pullman (Walter Jackson), Rosie O'Donnell (Becky)

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