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Mar 12

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Movie Quote Monday – French Kiss

I have often felt responsible for other people’s emotions.  I don’t know if this is a female thing or simply a human thing.  But sometimes I wish I could say something like this:

Kate: Listen, don’t feel guilty.  Because then I’ll start feeling guilty that I made you feel guilty and…  You know…  Actually, that was the old me.  Just feel guilty.  Swim in it.  Till your fingers get all pruney.

Do you ever feel responsible for what someone else is feeling, even though it’s not really your fault?

Have you ever just said, “Go ahead and wallow in it.  I give you permission.”?

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Feb 27

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Movie Quote Monday – Moonstruck (again)

I couldn’t let February go without one last Valentine-y movie quote.  And I hadn’t planned on using another Moonstruck quote (at least not so soon), but I couldn’t didn’t resist that, either.

This is from the same scene as the last Moonstruck quote, and it’s Ronny’s response to Loretta, who said she could resist the pull she felt toward him.  She told him a person can learn from their mistakes, that they can “say yes to some things and no to other things that are gonna ruin everything”.

Ronny:  Love don’t make things nice – it ruins everything.  It breaks your heart.  It makes things a mess!  We, we aren’t here to make things perfect.  The snowflakes are perfect…  The stars are perfect.  Not us – not us.  We are here to ruin ourselves and…and to break our hearts.

What do you think?  

I was really struck by thesinglecell’s quote about love on last week’s Infinite Monkey, and I wonder if she and Ronny are right.

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Feb 13

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Movie Quote Monday – The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride is like a banana split…with chocolate and vanilla ice cream and plenty of syrup and peanuts and whipped cream.  (sigh)  It’s big and it’s beautiful and it makes you happy just to think about it.  And even though you know all the flavors by heart, it’s still delicious every single time.  You can’t just take a taste of a movie like The Princess Bride.  You devour it.  And then you lick the spoon.

And sometimes you lick the bowl too, but only when you think no one is looking.

So, without further ado, here is my valentine to you.  I hope you like the quote; and that is not a joke.  You should also take a listen; but I can’t think of a rhyme for this’n.  (I wonder if Fezzik would be disappointed in me?)

Westley:  Death cannot stop true love.  All it can do is delay it for a while.

Ah, To Blave…that’s what it’s all about.

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Bonus Quotes

As a special valentine from me to you, I’m including some of my favorite bits and pieces:

What can I say?  There were 30 when I started.

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Feb 6

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Movie Quote Monday – Tootsie

It’s hard for me to believe this movie came out in 1982 – it’s 30 years old!  I was only twelve when Tootsie was released…

Okay, that’s enough talk about how old things are.

But it’s kind of amazing, right?  I mean, it doesn’t feel  old.  And no matter how many Mrs. Doubtfires or Big Mommas come along, they can never take Tootsie’s place.  Which is the place where men make ugly women but you’re still able to suspend your disbelief when she’s on screen and forget that there’s a man under there.  Mostly.  Really though, there is no comparison.  When she slides into that booth and won’t keep her hands off her manager…then orders a drink and tells the waiter his blouse is lovely…  Please… You had me at hello.

I just love Dorothy.  Tootsie is a class act, and every now and then I get a hankering to watch it.  Last time I did, this is the line that stood out:

Les:  Being with someone…sharing…that’s what it’s all about.

You know, I think that’s what he learned in the end.  Loving and being loved, caring for other people, that’s so much more important than being right or getting your way.

Even if tomatoes don’t sit.

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