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Children of a Lesser God (1986) More at IMDbPro »

James Leeds: [talking to Sarah while she is in the university swimming pool after hours] You are the most mysterious, beautiful, angry person I have ever met. I am falling in l...
[Sarah quickly backs away from the pool ledge, clearly uneasy]
James Leeds: Sarah... Sarah! I am falling... into the pool with you!
[falls forward into pool]

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James Leeds: Do you think there's someplace where we can meet that's not in silence and not in sound?

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[Translating Sarah's sign language]
James Leeds: Sex was always something I could do as well as hearing girls. Better.

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James Leeds: I can't ever get close enough. Say my name, just once, say my name.

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Dr. Curtis Franklin: Yelling at the back of a deaf person, very good James.

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James Leeds: You can't start a bonfire and then say night night.

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James Leeds: [at the end of the school year, James encounters deaf student William who has a tendency to use his newly-developed speech skills for profanity] Language skills can be dangerous, so use a little common sense. So long, William.
William: So long, fuck-face!

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James Leeds: Speak to me!
Sarah Norman: [screams] Here you go! Hear my words! Hear my voice! Ah, you want more than that? I'm gonna scream!

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