Pat Hawley Quotes in My Gal Sal (1942)

Fred Haviland: Funny thing about geniuses. You always hear of them burning in an attic. But you always see them burning in the brightest places in town.

Sally Elliott: No matter what you think, he's just as serious about his work as he ever was. Why, he has a wonderful melody, and he wants to put words to it. It's an idea about his home on the banks of the Wabash.

Pat Hawley: [snorts] "Banks of the Wabash." Farm stuff. Who cares anything about farms? Who ever heard of the Wabash? But if it's a good tune, we might change it to the Hudson.