Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Bee Duffell: Book Woman
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Quotes
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The Captain : Come on now, madam. We're going to burn the house.
Book Lady : No!
The Captain : What do you want, martyrdom?
Book Lady : I want to die as I've lived.
The Captain : You must have read that in there. Now, look, I'm not going to ask you again. Are you going?
Book Lady : These books were alive; they spoke to me!
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Book Lady : Play the man, Master Ridley. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace as I trust shall never be put out.
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Fireman : [the Book Woman is given 10 seconds to get out of the house] 1... 2... 3... 4... 5... 6... 7... 8... 9...
Book Lady : Nine elevenths are ninety-nine, nine twelfths are a hundred and eight, nine thirteens are a hundred and seventeen, nine fourteenths are a hundred and twenty-six.
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Guy Montag : [reading] Once upon a time there was a woodcutter named...
Book Lady : They can't have my books, they'll never take them away.