Places in the Heart - Negotiating Cotton Prices in Hard Times
Edna Spalding:
Mr. Simmons, I want 4 and a half cents a pound for my cotton.
W.E. Simmons:
God Almighty, lady, you don't want me, you want Santa Claus.
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Places in the Heart - Misunderstanding Over Seed Quality
Moze: [whispering to Edna]
That ain't the seed you're paying for. He's charging you for grade-A seed, but that's gin-run quality.
W.E. Simmons:
Somethin wrong, ma'am?
Edna Spalding:
Mr. Simmons, I think maybe you gave us the wrong seed?
W.E. Simmons:
Well, so I did. That's just an honest mistake, idn't it, boy? Idn't it, boy?
Moze:
Yes, sah.
W.E. Simmons:
Now you idiots give Mrs. Spalding the wrong seed. We're lucky her nigger caught it. That's a smart nigger you got there, Mrs. Spalding. He's a credit to his race.
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Places in the Heart - Facing Hard Truths and Greed's Consequences
Albert Denby:
Mrs. Spalding, when tragedies like this happen sometimes we have to face up to things that are real hard.
W.E. Simmons:
You know what your trouble is, Mrs. Spalding? You are the victim of unbridled greed.
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