Anne Jackson: Muriel Laszlo
Quotes
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Muriel Laszlo : When he comes home at night and he's quiet and you ask him what's wrong, and he says, "Nothing," never say, "What do you mean, nothing?' Because he doesn't mean nothing. It's something. If he really had nothing on his mind, he'd tell you all about it.
Carol Corman : Oh. When I figure that out, I'm going to try to remember it.
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Carol Corman : [after her neighbor welcomes her with gifts] Bread and salt?
Muriel Laszlo : It's tradition. It means, may there always be food in the house.
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Harry Hunter : Muriel, I've made up my mind. We're getting married.
Muriel Laszlo : Have a sandwich first. You shouldn't make a big decision on an empty stomach.
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Muriel Laszlo : Can I have a baby?
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Muriel Laszlo : I'm up very late and it's nice to have company when you cry.
Thelma : Miss Laszlo watches all the old pictures and a lot of the actors have passed away.
Muriel Laszlo : I saw a marvelous comedy last night. The entire cast was dead.
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Muriel Laszlo : I saw a picture last night. At the end, George Brent was going to jail for 20 years, and Kay Francis promised to wait for him. Now that was loyalty. I don't think any of the newer actresses would wait that long.
Carol Corman : Oh, probably not.
Muriel Laszlo : Sylvia Sidney was another good waiter.
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Muriel Laszlo : He's a lot like Harry. I can tell by that hurt look in his eyes. He must have tried with his wife - really tried.
Thelma : And now he's going to try with this Miss Corman. And if Miss Corman puts on a little too much weight, he'll take that hurt look to a more slender girl.
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Muriel Laszlo : We were so happy together. After two years, to be sent a note? If you ever - if you ever leave Miss Corman, don't tell her this way. Take her to the movies and a Chinese dinner, first.
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Carol Corman : Last night, on that couch, I shed tears of pity.
Muriel Laszlo : I just don't understand? You slept on the couch and he...
Thelma : Jungle cunning.
Carol Corman : Right! He sacrificed one night. After that, would I ever dare *breathe* the word: marriage?
