I could let them know about the sorrow and the happiness that the future has in store for them. Maybe they could learn from it. Or could they?

— H. George Wells (Rod Taylor)

13 seconds sound clip from the The Time Machine (1960) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:30:16 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- But then what of me? I was imprisoned in a world in which I just did not belong.

- Are you sorry?

- Sorry? Sorry for what?

- That you have to stay?

- Yes. I'm sorry because I could tell so much to the people of my time.

- I could let them know about the sorrow and the happiness that the future has in store for them. Maybe they could learn from it. Or could they?

- You don't want to stay, do you?

- It isn't that. It's just that I don't really fit here any more than you would in my time.

- I would love to see your time.

- You wouldn't be very happy there.

[...]