Every time I search for a quote, I get hundreds of matches but not the exact phrase I was looking for. Why?

Word searches return a match on individual words. You can't search for a full phrase: quotes including all the words you entered will return a match.

In other words, if you search the Quotes section for, say, "I Love You", you'd get both these:

"Virginia Lewis: I really do like you. I like you a lot. And, I never want to hurt you. I think I love you."

and

"Sheriff Lucas Buck: I could never imagine myself in what you call "love"."

as valid matches, because they both include all three words "I", "Love" and "You", regardless of their order.

Try using a longer, more detailed search phrase and you should get fewer matches.


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