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That's when you'll see yourself at last in the pitiless glare of all your poor, frightened childish helplessness.

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11 seconds sound clip from the Consequence (1949) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:09:42 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- You'd better go now. I've got all this to do.

- Oh, let me help you.

- No!

- Why not?

- I could weaken. And then where would we be?

- No, Phil, please go. Please please, please.

- All right. I'll go.

- I don't know how long I walked that night or where.

- Perhaps most men are weak, and never know it, but when you're losing the woman you think you love that's when you'll find out.

- That's when you'll see yourself at last in the pitiless glare of all your poor, frightened childish helplessness.

- And I walked alone... And I was sick to the depths of my soul. And I walked some more.

- Somewhere in the distance I heard a siren, there was a glow against the sky, a fire. And then I realized I was near my home.

- And then, it wasn't just a glow against the sky of any fire. It was my own house, it burned almost to the ground!

- Well, this is terrible how did it happen?

- Somebody said they think it was the gas stove.

- Stunned and confused I began edging through the crowd, and then there was a sudden stillness.

[...]

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Consequence (1949) Sound Clip

Consequence (1949)Quotes with audio samples from the old-time radio play "Consequence", based on an original story by Vladimir Pozner, first aired on Thursday May 19th, 1949, on CBS's Suspense radio program.

Actors: James Stewart (Dr Philip Martin), Paul Ford (Ted Wolfe), Betty Lou Gerson, Harlow Wilcox (commercial spokesmen)

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