“How do you solve a problem like Maria? How do you catch a cloud and...” – Reverend Mother, The Sound of Music ... Movie Quotes Database

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How do you solve a problem like Maria?
How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
Many a thing you know you'd like to tell her, many a thing she ought to understand
...How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand?

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