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- That must've been nice.
- Nice?
- Well, I've never actually been through there, but that's the way it always seemed to me.

10 seconds sound clip from the They Shoot Horses, Don't They? movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:17:10 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I should've learned how to tap dance.

- You okay?

- Hope I don't start lugging' on ya.

- You ain't never lugged on me.

- Just keep thinkin' about the seven meals a day they gonna be feeding us.

- Can you feel that?

- What?

- The ocean. The waves... you can feel them right through the floor. Even when you're long ways away from it, you can still feel it sometimes.

- Not where I'm from.

- Where's that?

- Around. Kansas. Texas mostly-Dallas.

- That must've been nice.

- Nice?

- Well, I've never actually been through there, but that's the way it always seemed to me.

- You know, like you could look just about anywhere and see land. I mean, with nothing set down on it.

- Yeah, it's great. I'm a real sucker for dirt and cactus. That's how come I left.

- Well, why did you leave?

- You ever been to bed with a Syrian who chewed tobacco? Well, if anybody ever asks you, you can tell 'em there's no future in it.

- What do you want... The whole floor?

- I'm terribly sorry.

- The way she's throwing it around, her feet will last longer than her rear end.

[...]

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Sound Clip

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? poster

Memorable quotes from the classic Depression-era film, featuring short sound clips and sfx.

Actors: Jane Fonda (Gloria Beatty), Gig Young (Rocky Gravo), Michael Sarrazin (Robert Syverton), Susannah York (Alice LeBlanc), Red Buttons ("Sailor" Harry Kline), Michael Conrad (Rollo), Al Lewis (Turkey)

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