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Yes, he had. And I wanted a home. Why not?

The Nurse's Story · Double Indemnity (1944)

 

Yes, he had. And I wanted a home. Why not?

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But that's not the only reason. I was his wife's nurse.

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Why it's worth practising

She moves from wanting a home to open resentment, and each small grievance carries the next.

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