Our maid took a night out three years ago, we haven't seen her since. But everything's all right because I took a course in domestic science. Even bought a cook book.

— Peggy Stephenson (Teresa Wright)

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8 seconds sound clip from the The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:26:38.179 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- We've been having lectures in atomic energy at school and Mr. McLaglen, he's our physics teacher, he says that we've reached the point where the whole human race has either got to find a way to live together, or else...

- Or else.

- That's right. Or else.

- Because when you combine atomic energy with jet propulsion, and radar and guided missiles, well, just think of the...

- 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.

- I finished the dishes.

- Why do you have to do that? Is this the maid's night out?

- Our maid took a night out three years ago, we haven't seen her since. But everything's all right because I took a course in domestic science. Even bought a cook book.

- 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?

- Oh, sure.

[...]

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