84 Charing Cross Road (1987)

Ronn Carroll: Businessman on Plane

Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  Businessman on plane : Your first trip to London?

  Helene Hanff : Yes.

  Businessman on plane : You want a word of advice? Don't trust the cab drivers; they'll take you five miles to go three blocks... and, uh, don't waste your time looking at a street map. Nobody can find their way around London - not even Londoners.

  Helene Hanff : Maybe I should go to Baltimore instead.

  Businessman on plane : No; you'll enjoy it. London's a great place. What kind of trip is it - business or pleasure?

  Helene Hanff : Unfinished business.