Daily Dialogue — January 2, 2014

“You see? That is just like you, Harry. You say things like that, and you make it impossible for me to hate you, and I hate you, Harry. I really hate you. I hate you.”

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

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is New Year’s Eve.

Trivia: The concept of Sally being a picky eater was based on Nora Ephron, the scriptwriter, and so years after the movie came out, when Nora Ephron was on a plane and ordered something very precise, the stewardess looked at her and asked “Have you ever see the movie ‘When Harry Met Sally’?”

Dialogue On Dialogue: One of the most memorable New Year’s Eve movie scenes ever. Yes, it’s a familiar trope — desperate guy rushing through city streets to convey his true feelings to his beloved. But the dialogue in the scene is so great. And how about that subtext: “I really hate you. I hate”… which, of course, means, “I love you.” Nora Ephron = genius wordsmith.

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