You know, Miss Ruth was a lady. And a lady always knows when to leave.
— Sipsey (Cicely Tyson)
9 seconds sound clip from the Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:51:49.555 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- We used to go fishing and swimming and canoeing in it.
- And see, one November, this big flock of ducks came in and landed on that lake.
- And... Now they say that lake is somewhere over in Georgia. Can you imagine?
- It's all right, honey. Let her go.
- You know, Miss Ruth was a lady. And a lady always knows when to leave.
- It's funny how strong Ruth affected everyone, even Smokey Lonesome.
- When he died a few years back, he had one possession on him: a picture of Ruth.
- He was in love with her from the first time he saw her. We all were.
[...]