“The Love Letter” quotes

“It's one of the ironies of my otherwise straight forward life that I have fallen in love twice. Both times with people who insist on living in this godforsaken town.”
Blythe Danner - Lillian MacFarquhar

“I had a date with a pilot last night. Couldn't get my seat back in the upright position. You know what I mean? You know what I mean? No, you wouldn't.”
Ellen Lee DeGeneres - Janet Hall

“- Johnny: No one knows what they want Jennifer, that's the human condition.
- Jennifer: Some people know what they want. I mean, they might not know how to get it but they know what they want.”
Tom Everett Scott - Johnny
Julianne Nicholson - Jennifer

“Daddy's gonna play with his fire hose. ...That didn't sound right.”
Ellen Lee DeGeneres - Janet Hall

Here are your books. Uh, "The Complete Idiots Guide to Surviving Divorce", "The Divorce Workbook" and, of course, "How Come nobody loves me?".

Ellen Lee DeGeneres - Janet Hall

“- Johnny: I've never felt this way before.
- Helen: Of course not. You're twenty.”
Tom Everett Scott - Johnny
Kate Capshaw - Helen

“Whenever I get the urge to exercise I lie down until it passes over.”
Geraldine McEwan - Miss Scattergoods

“Dearest, Do you know how much in love with you I am? Did I trip? Did I stumble - lose my balance, graze my knee, graze my heart? I know I'm in love when I see you. I know when I long to see you, I'm on fire. Not a muscle has moved. Leaves hang unruffled by any breeze. The air is still. I have fallen in love without taking a step. You are all...” (continue)(continue reading)

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“A thinning gene pool is a terrible thing to witness. Ah, civilization's crowning achievement: the cocktail hour.”
Geraldine McEwan - Miss Scattergoods

“When I am close to you, I feel your hair brush my cheek when it does not. I look away from you sometimes, then I look back. When I tie my shoes, when I peel an orange, when I drive my car, when I lie down each night without you, I remain yours.”

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