- Known, yet not known.
- Known and not known? How can that be?

— Lucilla (Sophia Loren)

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9 seconds sound clip from the The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:36:45.490 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Have you finished with Commodus and wine?

- My world has suddenly become strange. I'm not sure where I am.

- I'm sure of only one thing. I love you, Lucilla.

- If you are so sure, why did it take you so long?

- I think I must have known all these years. I must have been certain that one day this would happen.

- Known, yet not known.

- Known and not known? How can that be?

- I'm not sure how it was. But I know now.

- You were always with me. Everywhere. I took you into battle with me. You were with me in the gold fields.

- But you know this.

- Only this.

- I know this. You were with me, too. Always!

[...]

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