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[first lines]
Professor David Lurie: I haven't heard from my daughter.
Soraya: Still living with a woman.
Professor David Lurie: Yes, still a lesbian. Still on the farm. She thinks it's safe there.
Soraya: No where's safe. Too many people with nothing to do but cause trouble. How's work?
Professor David Lurie: They look through me when I speak. Forget my name.
Soraya: There's no respect anymore. Have you missed me?
Professor David Lurie: I miss you all the time.
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Professor David Lurie: A woman's beauty does not belong to her alone, it's part of the bounty she brings into the world. She has a duty to share it.
Melanie Isaacs: What if I already shared?
Professor David Lurie: Then you should share it more widely.
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Professor David Lurie: The one who comes to teach learns the keenest of lessons, those who come to learn learn nothing.
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Petrus: You say it is bad what happened. I also say it is bad, but now it is finished.
Professor David Lurie: It's not finished. It will go on long after I'm dead and you're dead.
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Professor David Lurie: How humiliating, to invite this.
Lucy: Yes, I agree.
Professor David Lurie: Like a dog.
Lucy: Yes, like a dog.
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[last lines]
Lucy: Will you come in for some tea?
Professor David Lurie: [agreeing]
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