Cold Comfort Farm (1995 TV Movie)
Kate Beckinsale: Flora Poste
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Quotes
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Flora Poste : Highly sexed young men living on farms are always called Seth or Reuben.
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Mrs. Smiling : I mean there probably isn't even a bathroom.
Flora Poste : It is Sussex, for goodness' sake.
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Flora Poste : Jane Austen and I have so much in common - neither of us can endure mess.
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Charles : Do you ever think of getting married?
Flora Poste : I believe in arranged marriages, don't you?
Charles : Rather out of date.
Flora Poste : Not at all. I've always like the phrase, "A marriage has been arranged." When I feel like it, I'll arrange one.
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Flora Poste : Besides, I want to learn about *real* life.
Charles : What for?
Flora Poste : To put it in books.
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Flora Poste : It was winter. The grimmest hour of the darkest day of the year. The Golden Orb had almost disappeared behind the interlacing fingers of the hawthorn.
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Flora Poste : When I am 53, I hope to write a novel as good as "Persuasion," but in a modern setting.
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Flora Poste : Nature's all very well in her place, but she musn't be allowed to make things untidy.
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Flora Poste : I try to bring people around to the higher common sense.
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Charles : If you get bored, where ever you are, phone. I'll come and rescue you in my plane.
Flora Poste : Have you a plane, Charles?
Charles : Ummmm. A Belisha Bat called Speed Cop II.
Flora Poste : Are you sure an embryo parson have a plane?
Charles : Everyone should have a plane.
Flora Poste : [laughing] Really, Charles!
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Mrs. Smiling : Of course you may stay here as long as you like. But I expect you should want to find some work to earn enough for a flat of your own.
Flora Poste : Work! What kind of work?
Mrs. Smiling : Oh, it's been ages since I've done any, but there must be something that would do... bookkeeping... beekeeping...
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Flora Poste : Bull's out. Is that bad?
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Flora Poste : What a pleasant life might be had in this world by a handsome, sensible old lady of good fortune blessed with a sound constitution and a firm will.
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Flora Poste : I'm willing to bet there are also cousins called Seth and Reuben.
Mrs. Smiling : Why?
Flora Poste : Highly sexed young men living on a farm are always called Seth or Reuben.
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Flora Poste : Then, you have no idea what you're going to say before you get there?
Amos Starkadder : Aye. I always know it'll be something about burnin'.
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Flora Poste : Oh Charles. You do have heavenly teeth
Charles : Come on.
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Reuben Starkadder : I don't suppose you'd marry me?
Flora Poste : Oh Reuben that is nice of you.
Reuben Starkadder : Oh I mean it, Miss Poste. I like your pretty ways.
Flora Poste : I like yours too.