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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.

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.

[...]

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Sound Clip

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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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