The River (1951)

Patricia Walters: Harriet

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• Harriet : Who's important to you, Captain John?

  Capt. John : Everybody.

• Narration : All wrapped up in Hoppity, her rabbit, was little Victoria.

  Harriet : Victoria, what are you doing to Hoppity?

  Victoria : Hoppity is my baby. He's just being born.

  Harriet : But, you had it born last week?

  Victoria : Babies can be born again and again, can't they.

• Harriet : Oh, I do hope I'm loved as much as Cleopatra.

  Melanie : I shouldn't liked to be loved out loud like Cleopatra.

  Harriet : I should! The louder the better. I want everyone to know about me and I want to be loved by hundreds of men.

  Melanie : One person's love is enough for one person.

• Harriet : Wouldn't you rather marry an American?

  Melanie : I don't understand them.

• Harriet : Ten minutes ago, she wasn't born. And, tomorrow, we'll be used to her. And yesterday, we...

  Valerie : Bother yesterday.

  Melanie : This is today.

  Harriet : And today. Here is the baby. The baby and us. The big river. The whole world and everything.