Your mother knew. She heard the beetle ticking for your father's death all day long. She knew that when you hear the sound of the deathwatch beetle, the man you love is doomed to die.

— Aunt Frances Owens (Stockard Channing)

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13 seconds sound clip from the Practical Magic (1998) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:03:14.236 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- With her unborn child growing inside her belly, she waited for her lover to rescue her. But he never came. No one came.

- In a moment of despair, she cast a spell upon herself: That she would never again feel the agony of love.

- But as her bitterness grew, the spell turned into a curse.

- A curse on any man who dared love an Owens woman.

- So is that why Daddy died? From the curse?

- Yes, my darling.

- Your mother knew. She heard the beetle ticking for your father's death all day long. She knew that when you hear the sound of the deathwatch beetle, the man you love is doomed to die.

- But that's how you came to live with us. We tucked you into our lives then. We've raised you the best way we know how.

- In this house, we have chocolate cake for breakfast. And we never bother with silly things like bedtimes or brushing our teeth.

- But with the sweets comes the sour.

- So when you find yourself the center of attention...

[...]

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