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"That's how depression hits. You wake up one morning, afraid that you're gonna live." Angel face and a taste for suicidal.
And then, there’s another kind of love. The cruelest kind. The one that almost kills its victims. It’s called unrequited love. Of that I am an expert. Most love stories are about people who fall in love with each other. But what about the rest of us? What about our stories, those of us who fall in love alone? We are the victims of the one-sided affair. We are the cursed of the loved ones. We are the unloved ones. The walking wounded. The handicapped without the advantage of a great parking space. Yes, you are looking at one such individual.   —THE HOLIDAY (2006)

And then, there’s another kind of love. The cruelest kind. The one that almost kills its victims. It’s called unrequited love. Of that I am an expert. Most love stories are about people who fall in love with each other. But what about the rest of us? What about our stories, those of us who fall in love alone? We are the victims of the one-sided affair. We are the cursed of the loved ones. We are the unloved ones. The walking wounded. The handicapped without the advantage of a great parking space. Yes, you are looking at one such individual.

   —THE HOLIDAY (2006)

(Source: thesunlessnight)

Notes

  1. bewitched-by-you reblogged this from thesunlessnight and added:
    Oh, Iris, you’ll forever be my fictional soulmate in terms of movies.
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    One of the very few romantic comedies I actually like and half watched over and over and over.
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    as a matter of fact, it is one of the hardest thing to face. Great movie!
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    this quote. omg.
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