Mrs. Phelps, who had been watching her with fascination for the past few weeks, offered Matilda some valuable library information.

8 seconds sound clip from the Matilda (1996) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:06:26.031 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- The next morning, after her parents left, Matilda set off in search of a book.

- Where are the children's books, please?

- In that room right over there. Would you like me to pick out one with lots of pictures in it?

- No, thank you. I'm sure I can manage.

- From then on, every day, as soon as her mother went to bingo, Matilda walked the 10 blocks to the library and devoured one book after another.

- When she finished all the children's books, she started wandering around in search of something else.

- Mrs. Phelps, who had been watching her with fascination for the past few weeks, offered Matilda some valuable library information.

- You know, you could have your very own library card. And then you could take books home and you wouldn't have to walk here every day. You could take as many as you like.

- That would be wonderful.

- So Matilda's strong, young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships onto the sea.

- These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: You are not alone.

- Any packages come today?

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