- It was the war. You heard about that. All those problems on the home front.
- We used to read about them in Stars and Stripes. We felt awfully sorry for the civilians.
10 seconds sound clip from the The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:26:51.678 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Oh, heh, you're just kidding me, Dad. You've been to all these places and you've seen everything.
- I've seen nothing. I should have stayed home and found out what was really going on.
- Why do you have to do that? Is this the maid's night out?
- What's happened to this family? All this atomic energy and scientific efficiency.
- It was the war. You heard about that. All those problems on the home front.
- We used to read about them in Stars and Stripes. We felt awfully sorry for the civilians.
- You don't have to worry about us, though, Dad. We can handle the problems. We're tough.
- Rob, haven't you any homework?
- Don't see why you have to go now, just when we...
- Rob, aren't you going to take the souvenirs father brought you?
- Oh, yes. Gee, thanks an awful lot, Dad, for these things.
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Memorable quotes from the 1946 film The Best Years of Our Lives, with sound clips in WAV and MP3 formats.
Actors: Myrna Loy (Milly Stephenson), Fredric March (Al Stephenson), Dana Andrews (Fred Derry), Teresa Wright (Peggy Stephenson), Virginia Mayo (Marie Derry), Cathy O'Donnell (Wilma Cameron), Harold Russell (Homer Parrish)
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