“I wonder why your story never wavers from exactly the same words. It...” – Howard Joyce, The Letter ... Movie Quotes Database

[to Leslie]

I wonder why your story never wavers from exactly the same words. It suggests either that you have an extraordinary memory...or you're telling the plain, unvarnished truth.

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