“That's my wife, Carolyn. See the way the handle on her pruning shears...” – Lester Burnham, American Beauty ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from American Beauty 1999

Lester Burnham Kevin Spacey

That's my wife, Carolyn. See the way the handle on her pruning shears matches her gardening clogs? That's not an accident.

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