+the odd thing+

"-But if it hadn't been for that drink, all this might have not happened.
-Apparently, nothing did. What made you think it had?
-It doesn't take much imagination.
-Not much, perhaps, but just of a certain kind.
-Seems you didn't think well of yourself.
-That's the odd thing, George. I'd have hoped you'd think better of me than I did."

Historias de Filadelfia (The Philadelphia Story, George Cukor, 1940)

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The Last Shadow Puppets – Standing Next To Me
2008
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