I see the whole future

Serenity 2022-03-20 09:01:28

Honey, do you know what the scariest thing in the world is?
It's not that we can't see the future, we see the whole future.

Find a man and marry him.
Buy a house, buy a car.
have a baby.
Peel potatoes at home from get off work.
Join a tour group on May 1st.

I used to fantasize about what he looked like.
Now he is just a synonym for life.

I'm afraid to see what the future will look like.
I'm afraid you'll turn down the volume on your hearing aids as you get older.
I'm afraid no one remembers me, I'm afraid I don't contribute to anyone.
I'm afraid to find out that we are not special, nor are we destined to be a couple.
If it wasn't for meeting you at the prom, we'd all be living the same life we're living with another guy.

I love you and you can make me laugh.
I hate you and you make me cry too.

You love me, but you only love my gentle appearance.
You love her, but only for her fresh body.

Go to Paris, go to New York, go to Beijing.
Actually it's the same.
Go there, just to get out of here.
Get out of this middle-class lifestyle.
Get out of this boring life.
Leave your boring job.
leave my potatoes.

Let's go.
Let's go.
leave here.
Only by constantly leaving can we reach our destination.

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Revolutionary Road quotes

  • Shep Campbell: You just... wanted out, huh?

    April Wheeler: I wanted *in*. I just... I just wanted us to live again. For years I thought we've shared this secret... that we would be wonderful in the world. I didn't exactly know how, but just... just the possibility kept me hoping.

    [takes a cigarette cush]

    April Wheeler: How pathetic is that? So stupid. To put all your hopes in... in a promise that was never made. See, Frank knows. He knows what he wants. He's found his place. He's just fine. Married, two kids. It should be enough.

    [takes a sip of martini]

    April Wheeler: It is for him. And he's right. We were never special or destined or anything at all.

  • April Wheeler: I saw a whole other future. I can't stop seeing it.