I've learned to live without comfort. I can stand a hard bed and a hard thought without worrying too much.

— General Pherides (Boris Karloff)

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7 seconds sound clip from the Isle of the Dead (1945) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:15:34.434 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Good night.

- Good night.

- This is wonderful.

- What's the matter?

- Only General Pherides, the old watchdog of his country would turn a bedroom into a barracks.

- What's the matter? Have you forgotten how to sleep on a mattress?

- I've learned to live without comfort. I can stand a hard bed and a hard thought without worrying too much.

- The girl? The one who wouldn't serve you the wine? That got under your skin, didn't it?

- She would just as soon not have a watchdog around.

- I don't know what she thinks. And I don't care.

- It is not so bad. Not so bad. You will be all right.

[...]

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