Suspicion (1941) - Quotes

The Contrast of Safety and Dread

Taglines: In his arms she felt safety...in his absence, haunting dread!

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Love and Tragedy in the Mind

Taglines: Love in his Heart ... Tragedy in his Mind!

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Kisses: Love's Thrill and Murder's Threat

Taglines: Each time they kissed... there was the thrill of love... the threat of murder!

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A Morning Request for a Smile

Photographer: I wonder if I could have just a little bit more of your smile?

Johnnie Aysgarth: Oh, now, not at this hour of the morning.

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The Allure of an Undetectable Poison

Isobel Sedbusk: Imagine a substance in daily use everywhere. Anyone can lay his hands on it, and within a minute after taking, the victim's beautifully out of the way. Mind you, it's undetectable after death.

Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth: Is whatever it is, painful?

Isobel Sedbusk: Oh, not in the least. In fact I should think it'd be a most pleasant death.

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Moral Perspectives on Intentional Harm

Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth: When he enticed his victim across the footbridge, knowing that the bridge has been sawn through...

Isobel Sedbusk: He also knew that his victim couldn't swim. Don't forget that.

Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth: Well, what I want to know is this. Would you call that an actual murder?

Isobel Sedbusk: Well, from a moral standpoint there's no question at all. It is murder.

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Facing Difficult Choices in Uncertain Times

Johnnie Aysgarth: Well, if the worst comes to the worst and there's no other way out, I'll have to...

Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth: What?

Johnnie Aysgarth: Borrow some more.

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Trust and Unhappiness in Relationships

Johnnie Aysgarth: He doesn't like me.

Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth: I know.

Johnnie Aysgarth: [Speaking to portrait; To Lina] He doesn't trust me from here to there. Do you? Well, you're right. I can only bring her unhappiness. Well, warn her. Speak up, man. It's your last chance. Hear him?

Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth: Very distinctly.

Johnnie Aysgarth: He's not exaggerating a thing, dear. It's all true, every word he isn't saying.

Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth: I love him, father.

Johnnie Aysgarth: Did you see him jump?

Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth: I did.

Johnnie Aysgarth: [Speaking to portrait; He begins tapping on the portrait and it falls off the wall] Well, watch this one. Sir, I have the honor of asking for your daughter's hand in marriage. Well, what do you say to that? My oh my. You heard him that time, didn't you?

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Control and Comparison in Relationships

Johnnie Aysgarth: What do you think of me by contrast to your horse?

Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth: If I ever got the bit between your teeth, I'd have no trouble in handling you at all.

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The Mystery of Ucipital Mapilary

Johnnie Aysgarth: Don't do that.

Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth: Why not?

Johnnie Aysgarth: Because your ucipital mapilary is quite beautiful.

Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth: What's an ucipital mapilary?

Johnnie Aysgarth: That.

Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth: You don't need to touch it.

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Misunderstandings in Intimacy and Appearance

Johnnie Aysgarth: You thought I was going to kiss you, didn't you?

Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth: Weren't you?

Johnnie Aysgarth: Of course not. I was merely reaching around you, trying to fix your hair.

Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth: What's wrong with my hair?

Johnnie Aysgarth: Well, I'm glad you asked me that. It would've been extremely discourteous for me to bring the subject up. Your hair's all wrong. It has such wonderful possibilities that I, well, I got excited. For the moment I became a, a passionate hairdresser.

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Memory and Expectations in Conversation

General McLaidlaw: Good heavens! You can't expect me to remember every detail about everybody, can you?

Murderers as Heroes: A Complex Perspective

Isobel Sedbusk: I always think of my murderers as my heroes.

The Limits of Bertram's Harmfulness

Isobel Sedbusk: You couldn't hurt a fly, Bertram, unless it was already dead.

Concern Over Timeliness and Appearance

Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth: I must go now or I'll be late to luncheon. Anyway, if my father saw me come in both late and beautiful, he might have a stroke.