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What's your faverite line???


I was wondering what's your favorite line in the film???

For it's when martha confront her aunt and Lily said: " God will punish you" and martha said: He's doing all right" This quote is just great What's yours???

"Tout ce qui monte redescend"

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Right after Mary refuses to admit to picking the flowers from the garbage:

Aunt Lillie: What happened? Did she fall?

Karen: No I was disciplining her-

Aunt Lillie: -and you finally hit her?

Karen: No, of course not. (sarcastically) She seems to have fainted.

Aunt Lillie: Maybe it's a heart attack!

I LOL'd

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Definitely the same line you said. It's always stuck with me, especially how matter-of-fact she says it. Your heart just breaks for Martha :(

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