powerless

Henderson 2022-04-20 09:01:40

Watching with an almost calm indifference, holding back my tears and controlling my emotions, is because I know how hard my heart is right now.


I don’t want to replace anyone, and I don’t want to be someone’s puppet and subordinate. I don’t want to force others and deceive myself. If I don’t have me in my heart, then all I can do is encourage you to pursue, and what I can do is fulfillment.


What if you would give me a chance? Maybe just give yourself a chance.


Perhaps there is something that can never be erased, and that is love.


Another way of expressing love is indifference. How difficult is it to turn indifference into love?

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Dear John quotes

  • John Tyree: You're starting to make me a little nervous.

    Savannah Curtis: Why am I starting to make you nervous?

    John Tyree: Because I'm starting to think you might be too good of a person for me.

    Savannah Curtis: Oh. No, I'm not that good of a person.

    John Tyree: You're sneaking off every day to do manual labor on a house for charity. On your spring break.

    Savannah Curtis: Yeah, you're right. It's selfish, really, me being this generous.

    John Tyree: But no, seriously. You don't drink, you don't smoke.

    Savannah Curtis: Nope. Nope.

    John Tyree: You probably don't sleep around.

    Savannah Curtis: Absolutely not.

    John Tyree: Okay, look, you gotta have a fault.

    Savannah Curtis: I do.

    John Tyree: Okay, care to enlighten me?

    Savannah Curtis: I curse.

    John Tyree: No, you don't.

    Savannah Curtis: Yes, I do.

    John Tyree: I haven't heard you.

    Savannah Curtis: Well, that's because it's in my mind. There's a never-ending stream of curse words that I'm thinking at all times.

    John Tyree: Okay, fine, just say one then.

    Savannah Curtis: No, I can't tell you because it's filthy.

    John Tyree: Right.

    Savannah Curtis: Yeah.

    John Tyree: Okay, all right. Fair enough.

    Savannah Curtis: No, I have faults, John. Trust me, I have plenty of them. You'll see.

    Savannah Curtis: I hope so.

  • Savannah Curtis: The problem with time, I've learned, whether it's those first two weeks I got to spend with you, or the final two months I got to spend with him, eventually time always runs out. I have no idea where you are out there in the world, John. But I understand that I lost the right to know these things long ago. No matter how many years go by, I know one thing to be as true as ever was - I'll see you soon then.