Take Pop for instance. He was cleaning his pipe like I've seen him do a million times. And all of a sudden he got conscious that he had hands and I didn't and he stopped cleaning his pipe and he tried to hide his hands like he was guilty or something.

— Homer Parrish (Harold Russell)

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

You can hear this line at 00:39:07.746 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Oh, why can't they leave a guy alone?

- Because they're fond of you, that's why.

- What made you leave the house and get them all worried?

- Oh, they... They got me nervous.

- How?

- Butch, it's nothing. I don't wanna talk about it.

- How'd they get you nervous?

- Well, they keep staring at these hooks or else they keep staring away from them.

- You mean whatever they do is wrong.

- Why don't they understand that all I want is to be treated like everybody else?

- Take Pop for instance. He was cleaning his pipe like I've seen him do a million times. And all of a sudden he got conscious that he had hands and I didn't and he stopped cleaning his pipe and he tried to hide his hands like he was guilty or something.

- Give them time, kid. They'll catch on. You know, your folks will get used to you and you'll get used to them. Then everything will settle down nicely.

- Unless we have another war. Then none of us have to worry, because we'll all be blown to bits the first day.

- So cheer up, huh?

- Hey, Butch. You know Among My Souvenirs, huh?

- Shall we dance?

- Well, that's a charming idea.

[...]

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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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