Prof. Franck:
[Indicating an autographed manuscript]
Eh? You see that? It wasn't a hit at first. It was a manuscript of Johannes Brahms.
George Gershwin:
You knew him?
Prof. Franck:
Yes, he gave it to me in Vienna. Once I hoped to reach his greatness. But one pupil like you makes up for a lifetime of disappointments.
George Gershwin:
[shaking his head]
Professor Franck... you overestimate my future.
Prof. Franck:
Oh, I have such hopes for you, my boy. America is a growing country. A mixture of things very old, with more that is new. Your nature has the same contradictions: the lamb, and the wolf. Ideals, and material ambitions. If you can make them both serve, George, you can give America her voice.
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