“Yes, I was blushing, and hard as it may be for you to realize, from...” – Lisa Berndle, Letter from an Unknown Woman ... Movie Quotes Database

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Yes, I was blushing, and hard as it may be for you to realize, from that moment on I was in love with you. Quite consciously, I began to prepare myself for you. I kept my clothes neater so you wouldn't be ashamed of me. I went to dancing school. I wanted to become more graceful and learn good manners for you. And so I would know more about you and your world, I...I went to the library and studied the lives of the great musicians of the past. Though I was not able to go to your concerts, I found ways of sharing in your success.

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Lisa Berndle You who have always lived so freely, have you any idea what life is like in a little garrison town? I was eighteen now and was expected to take my place in society. Lisa Berndle Well...I...I only told him the truth...I told him I wasn't free. My poor parents, for them this was the end. For me, it was a new beginning. Lisa Berndle The course of our lives can be changed by such little things. So many passing by, each intent on his own problems. So many faces that one might easily have been lost. I know now that nothing happens by chance. Every moment is measured; every step is counted.