Join the conversation
Log in or create an account to leave a comment
Log In
Maxwell Evarts Perkins:
[talking to his wife from a phone booth]
The surgeon said his brain was filled with tumors. A myriad of tumors. That's the word he used, "myriad". I think Tom would like that. There's nothing they can do, you see. The doctor said it was a matter of weeks. Might regain consciousness, most likely not. Maxwell Evarts Perkins:
No, You stay with Nancy. You stay with Nancy. You should, you know, prepare her. She always loved Tom the most. The plural of "myriad" is "myriads", by the way
[talking to his wife from a phone booth]
The surgeon said his brain was filled with tumors. A myriad of tumors. That's the word he used, "myriad". I think Tom would like that. There's nothing they can do, you see. The doctor said it was a matter of weeks. Might regain consciousness, most likely not. Maxwell Evarts Perkins:
No, You stay with Nancy. You stay with Nancy. You should, you know, prepare her. She always loved Tom the most. The plural of "myriad" is "myriads", by the way
Full Transcript
00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:02.567
The surgeon said his brain was filled with tumors
00:00:03.502 --> 00:00:05.007
A myriad of tumors
00:00:06.739 --> 00:00:08.506
That's the word he used
00:00:09.375 --> 00:00:10.542
myriad
00:00:12.745 --> 00:00:14.546
I think tom would like that
00:00:15.748 --> 00:00:18.483
There's nothing they can do you see
00:00:18.485 --> 00:00:20.585
The doctor said it was a matter of weeks
00:00:22.621 --> 00:00:25.123
Might regain consciousness most likely not
00:00:28.001 --> 00:00:30.128
No you stay with Nancy
00:00:30.013 --> 00:00:32.664
You should you know prepare her
Want This Clip in HD?
Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →
Movie Summary
A chronicle of Max Perkins's time as the book editor at Scribner, where he oversaw works by Thomas Wolfe, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others.
