Quote from Diane in The Spy Who Came In for a Cold One
Eric Finch: Look, I just came back to try and explain to you why I did what I did. All: No. Coach: Mr. Finch, come on, will you? Everybody in the bar exaggerates a little. Norm: Sure. For example, I'm not really this good-looking. Sam: Come on, everybody in bars tells stories. You just got a little carried away. That's all. Diane: That's right. Eric Finch: I'm afraid I'm the victim of an overactive imagination. You see, when you spend 12 hours a day in a room alone writing, writing, writing... Sometimes you just lose touch with reality. So I'm awfully sorry and I beg your pardon and good night. Diane: No, no, no. You write? Eric Finch: Yes. Mostly verse. Farewell. Diane: Wait. You write poetry? I'd love to hear some. We all would.