And that's the way the permanent waves.

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5 seconds sound clip from the The Grifters movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:38:57 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- When you're cleaning those baths what you do is, you pick up a towel, and you give it a good shake and a good look, and you say to yourself:

- Would I dry myself in one of those towels? If the answer is yes, you fold it.

- What if it's wet?

- Mr. Dillon, wellcome back. You're looking fine, just fine.

- Thank you, Mr. Sims. I'm feeling fine.

- I'm glad you're better.

- Sickness comes to us all. We never know when, we never know why, we never know how. The only blessed thing we know is that it'll come in the most inconvenient, unexpected time... just when you've got tickets to the World Series.

- And that's the way the permanent waves.

- That fellow could be a congressman.

- If it's wet, you don't fold it. You shake it and hang it neatly on the knob provided.

- What're you laughing at?

- Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. Oh, no, nevermind, Joe.

- It's just that I was remembering, at lunch, on the menu it said: Today's special - Broiled hothouse tomato, under a generous slice of riped cheese.

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Actors: John Cusack (Roy Dillon), Anjelica Huston (Lilly Dillon), Annette Bening (Myra Langtry), Henry Burk Jones (Mr. Simms)

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