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Lyell, Eddie Lovell’s brother, was killed in a car accident a few years ago. At the time, he was engaged to Kate Cutrer. Kate describes him as a good man, but she was reluctant to marry him; she claims the aftermath of his death was the happiest time in her life.
Lyell Lovell Quotes in The Moviegoer
The The Moviegoer quotes below are all either spoken by Lyell Lovell or refer to Lyell Lovell. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 2, Section 3
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“Have you noticed that only in time of illness or disaster or death are people real? I remember at the time of the wreck—people were so kind and helpful and solid. Everyone pretended that our lives until that moment had been every bit as real as the moment itself and that the future must be real too, when the truth was that our reality had been purchased only by Lyell's death. In another hour or so we had all faded out again and gone our dim ways.”
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Lyell Lovell Quotes in The Moviegoer
The The Moviegoer quotes below are all either spoken by Lyell Lovell or refer to Lyell Lovell. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 2, Section 3
Quotes
“Have you noticed that only in time of illness or disaster or death are people real? I remember at the time of the wreck—people were so kind and helpful and solid. Everyone pretended that our lives until that moment had been every bit as real as the moment itself and that the future must be real too, when the truth was that our reality had been purchased only by Lyell's death. In another hour or so we had all faded out again and gone our dim ways.”
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