- Francis: It ain't "D-E-R-E", it's "D-E-A-R". And "Sarah" ain't got no two R's, King. Damn, you dumb!
- King: It don't make no difference. She know what I mean. She don't read too good nohow.

Corey Glover - Francis
Keith David - King

“- Leslie Crosbie: You won't have to show Bob the letter, will you?
- Howard Joyce: I'll do everything possible to prevent him from seeing it. He'll be an important witness and he should be as firmly convinced of your innocence as he is now.”

Bette Davis - Leslie Crosbie
James Stephenson - Howard Joyce

“My dearest sweetheart, Klara, I can't stand it any longer. Take your key and open post office box 237 and take me out of my envelope... and kiss me.”
James Stewart - Alfred Kralik

“- Anne Hilton: When a man goes off to war, we have to be... the telegram came just a few minutes ago. It was addressed to you, but I opened it.
- Jane Hilton: Did it say he was missing, or what? I don't care if he's wounded, I don't care what's happened to him, if only...
- Anne Hilton: No, dear, it said he... died in action at Salerno.”

Claudette Colbert - Anne Hilton
Jennifer Jones - Jane Hilton

“I'm going to write you a letter every day you're gone. I know they won't deliver them. I won't even mail them, but I'm going to write them anyway. That way we'll kind of be in touch. That way we'll feel close.”

Phyllis Thaxter - Ellen Lawson