Daily Dialogue — November 6, 2019

Sally Albright: Amanda mentioned you had a dark side.
Harry Burns: That’s what drew her to me.
Sally Albright: Your dark side?
Harry Burns: Sure. Why? Don’t you have a dark side? I know, you’re probably one of those cheerful people who dot their “i’s” with little hearts.
Sally Albright: I have just as much of a dark side as the next person.
Harry Burns: Oh, really? When I buy a new book, I read the last page first. That way, in case I die before I finish, I know how it ends. That, my friend, is a dark side.

— When Harry Met Sally… (1989), written Nora Ephron

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Driving. Today’s suggestion by Lise Pyles.

Trivia: In the first draft of the film, Harry and Sally did not end up together. It was only later that screenwriter Nora Ephron and director Rob Reiner decided that Harry and Sally belonged together.

Dialogue On Dialogue: This is the first scene between these two characters and driving together is a great way to lay out exposition.