Lone Star (1952)
Ava Gardner: Martha Ronda
Quotes
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Devereaux Burke : You're a strange woman.
Martha Ronda : Am I?
Devereaux Burke : Yeah. But, still a lot of woman.
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Martha Ronda : We've had enough fighting and killing. There isn't a family here that didn't lose kin at the Alamo and we don't want it to happen again. With Mexico waiting to be our friend, we can live in peace!
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Devereaux Burke : Is that - honesty or modesty?
Martha Ronda : Conversation.
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Martha Ronda : [singing] Moonlight was meant for lovers, Breezes were meant to sigh, To sigh for unhappy lovers, Lovers were meant to cry...
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Devereaux Burke : It's convenient to have a woman you can take for granted. Not very exciting, but, convenient. I've never been that lucky.
Martha Ronda : Would you want that sort of woman?
Devereaux Burke : Frankly, no. And I'll tell you something else, I don't think you're that sort of woman. Are you? - Are you?
Martha Ronda : Am I?
Devereaux Burke : Come here.
[kiss]
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Martha Ronda : Dev...
Devereaux Burke : Why pretend the truth isn't the truth? I've known ever since that night on the patio. You'll never kiss another man like that. Some women might; but not you.
[kiss]
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Martha Ronda : You know, you're a strange man; but, quite a lot of man.