George Moore said... I learned it by heart years ago. He said that, each great passion is the fruit of many fruitless years.
12 seconds sound clip from the Beat the Devil (1953) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:25:32 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Englishmen tell it when they're feeling down in the mouth.
- You just don't understand the Chelm type.
- You're not even listening. You never do. Someday I'll say good-bye and you won't hear that either.
- One day I shall really meet my type and run off with him, and you'll be simply amazed.
- George Moore was a very distinguished English writer, you know?
- What's our wide-eyed Irish leprechaun doing outside my door?
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