Daily dialogue — September 21, 2008
“Pool by pool, they form a river all the way to our house.”
— Ned Merrill (Burt Lancaster), The Swimmer (1968), screenplay by Eleanor Perry, based on a story by John Cheever
UPDATE: Since our friend Far Away, who lives in South Africa, loves The Swimmer, here is the original NY Times movie review dated May 16, 1968 written by none other than Vincent Canby.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIegoQAayFs