“She may be loathe to say the things a girl's compelled to say to get...” – Esther, Meet Me in St. Louis ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Meet Me in St. Louis 1944

Esther

She may be loathe to say the things a girl's compelled to say to get a proposal out of a man.

Katie

Personally, I wouldn't marry a man who proposed to me over an invention.

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Esther Smith Judy Garland More Esther quotes →

Katie Marjorie Main

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