Harvey - Disagreement Over Compensation Amount
Dr. Chumley:
I'm Dr. Chumley. You're Mrs. Simmons, of course.
Veta Louise Simmons:
Yes, well, I'm glad to know you, Dr. Chumley. Would you mind asking Judge Gaffney to come back here?
Dr. Chumley:
Why, certainly, certainly.
Veta Louise Simmons:
I want to tell him to sue you for $100,000. I don't think $50,000 is enough.
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Harvey - Elwood's Social Life Discussion
Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet:
Does Elwood see anybody these days?
Veta Louise Simmons:
Oh, yes, Aunt Ethel, Elwood sees somebody.
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Harvey - Critique of Doctors and Their Behavior
Veta Louise Simmons:
Judge Gaffney, is that all those doctors do in places like that — think about sex?
Judge Gaffney:
I don't know.
Veta Louise Simmons:
Because if it is they ought to be ashamed of themselves. It's all in their heads anyway. Why don't they get out and take long walks in the fresh air? Judge Gaffney walked everywhere for years, didn't you, Judge?
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Harvey - The Importance of Dreams in Life
Veta Louise Simmons:
I took a course in art last winter. I learnt the difference between a fine oil painting, and a mechanical thing, like a photograph. The photograph shows only the reality. The painting shows not only the reality, but the dream behind it. It's our dreams, doctor, that carry us on. They separate us from the beasts. I wouldn't want to go on living if I thought it was all just eating, and sleeping, and taking my clothes off, I mean putting them on...
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Harvey - Perceptions of Danger and Deception
Veta Louise Simmons:
As I was going down to the taxi cab to get Elwood's things, this awful man stepped out. He was a white slaver, I know he was. He was wearing one of those white suits, that's how they advertise.
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Harvey - Critique of Didactic Behavior in Young Women
Veta Louise Simmons:
Oh, Myrtle, don't be didactic. It's not becoming in a young girl. Besides, men loathe it.
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Harvey - A Lesson in Life's Uncertainties
Veta Louise Simmons:
Myrtle Mae, you have a lot to learn, and I hope you never learn it.
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