Subtle lines!

Chelsey 2022-01-12 08:01:06

You know that people seldom go to the trouble of scratching the surface of things...

To understand the true inner... to find the inner truth.

I really wouldn't care to scratch your surface, Mr. Kralik...

Because I know exactly what I'd find.

Not a heart, but a handbag. Instead of a heart, a handbag.

Instead of a soul, a suitcase.

Not ingenuity but a lighter that can't be lit. And instead of an intellect, a cigarette lighter which doesn't work.

That's really an appropriate analogy. That's very nicely put.

Yeah, that's a very interesting mixture of poetry and meanness.

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Extended Reading
  • Arne 2022-03-27 09:01:14

    Lubitsch loves Anna Karenina

  • Queenie 2022-03-23 09:02:47

    Haha, sly lonely cute little old man boss, and it's fun to give Christmas gifts, whether it's a music box or a wallet. I also really liked the later adaptation of Hanks and Meg Ryan's electronic love letter.

The Shop Around the Corner quotes

  • Alfred Kralik: Can you see her?

    Pirovitch: Yes.

    Alfred Kralik: Is she pretty?

    Pirovitch: Very pretty.

    Alfred Kralik: She is, huh?

    Pirovitch: I should say, she looks... she has a little of the coloring of Klara.

    Alfred Kralik: Klara, Miss Novak of the shop?

    Pirovitch: Now, Kralik, you must admit Klara is a very good looking girl, and personally I've always found her a very likable girl.

    Alfred Kralik: Well this is a fine time to talk about Miss Novak.

    Pirovitch: Well, if you don't like Miss Novak, I can tell you right now you won't like that girl.

    Alfred Kralik: Why?

    Pirovitch: Because it is Miss Novak.

  • Hugo Matuschek: It took me a whole hour to decide that I like this box.