From the scene "Double Dating":
Norman Maclean:
My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night. But ah my foes, and oh my friends - it gives a lovely light.
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From the scene: "Last-Minute Attempt". As Norman and Paul fish, for what would be the last time, Norman in attempt to save his brother, asks Paul to come with Jessie and him:
Paul Maclean: Oh, I'll never leave Montana, brother. As time passes, my father struggled for more to hold on to, asking me again and again: had I told him everything. And I finally said to him, "maybe all I know about Paul is that he was a fine fisherman." "You know more than that," my father said; "he was beautiful." And that was the last time we spoke of my brother's death. First we see young Norman and Paul fishing, then older Norman remembering as he fishes alone:
Older Norman - [narrating]:
Paul Maclean: Oh, I'll never leave Montana, brother. As time passes, my father struggled for more to hold on to, asking me again and again: had I told him everything. And I finally said to him, "maybe all I know about Paul is that he was a fine fisherman." "You know more than that," my father said; "he was beautiful." And that was the last time we spoke of my brother's death. First we see young Norman and Paul fishing, then older Norman remembering as he fishes alone:
Older Norman - [narrating]:
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