Stella: I got a nose for trouble. I can smell it ten miles away. . . . I … - Thelma Ritter

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Life is the most exciting opportunity we have.

Thelma Ritter

Stella: I got a nose for trouble. I can smell it ten miles away. . . . I can smell trouble right here in this apartment. First you smash your leg. Then you get to lookin' out the window. See things you shouldn't see. Trouble. I can see you in court now, surrounded by a bunch of lawyers in double-breasted suits. You're pleading: 'Judge, it was only a little bit of innocent fun. I love my neighbors like a father. ' And the Judge says, 'Well, congratulations, you've just given birth to three years in. . . . '

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