Clara Chevalier Quotes in Murmur of the Heart (1971)

Clara Chevalier: Why not take things as they come?

Laurent Chevalier: Meaning?

Clara Chevalier: I don't know. Begin at the beginning. Wait to experience things yourself. And there's plenty of time. I'm not rushing you. Everyone has to discover love for himself. Lots of things can happen between a man and a woman. Better to find out for yourself, not from a book.

Marc: Did you see "The Barefoot Contessa"?

Clara Chevalier: Of course, Ava Gardner was fabulous.

Clara Chevalier: Do you enjoy hotels?

Laurent Chevalier: I haven't stayed in them enough.

Clara Chevalier: I adore hotels. I feel free, as if I were starting a new life. Even if it's only a feeling, it's very nice.

Clara Chevalier: What's the matter?

[laughs]

Clara Chevalier: Don't look at me like that. I have no sense of modesty. Your father never could get used to it.