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Rebecca Quotes

Mrs. Danvers: [brings out a negligee from under the bedcovers] Did you ever see anything so delicate?
[motions the second Mrs. de Winter over]
Mrs. Danvers: Look, you can see my hand through it!

Jack Favell: I say, marriage with Max is not exactly a bed of roses, is it?

Jack Favell: I'd like to have your advice on how to live comfortably without working hard.

The Second Mrs. de Winter: I'm not the sort of woman men marry.

Maxim de Winter: That's not the Northern lights. That's Manderley!

Maxim de Winter: I'm asking you to marry me, you little fool.

Mrs. de Winter: I wish I were a woman of 36, dressed in black satin with a string of pearls!

Mrs. de Winter: Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.

Mrs. Danvers: She knew everyone that mattered. Everyone loved her.

The Second Mrs. de Winter: No, it's not too late. You're not to say that. I love you more than anything in the world. Oh, please Maxim, kiss me please.
Maxim de Winter: No, it's no use. It's too late.

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Movie Quotes

1940s Oscar Winners for Best Picture:
1949: All the King's Men
1948: Hamlet
1947: Gentleman's Agreement
1946: The Best Years of Our Lives
1945: The Lost Weekend
1944: Going My Way
1943: Casablanca
1942: Mrs. Miniver
1941: How Green Was My Valley
1940: Rebecca

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