It was never more than just a little knockabout place, but now that I look back on it, when that cafe' closed, the heart of the town just stopped beating.

— Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy)

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11 seconds sound clip from the Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 02:11:22.400 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Idgie? Idgie's alive?

- Oh, yes! She's still out and about charming bees and selling honey. Sometimes I think I catch a glimpse of her.

- Maybe we'll see her today.

- After Ruth died and the railroad stopped running, the café shut down, and everybody just scattered to the winds.

- It was never more than just a little knockabout place, but now that I look back on it, when that cafe' closed, the heart of the town just stopped beating.

- It's funny how a little place like this brought so many people together.

[...]

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