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Tracy 2022-04-23 07:01:31

part 2

-Why do l always fall for the bad girl?
-You didn't know she was a bad girl. Why do I always fall in
love with the wrong person?
You didn't know she was so bad . I
knew she wasn't good.
I knew she wasn't good.
Do you have anything a little bit stronger? Do you have anything a little bit stronger
?
Thank you. Let me rephrase this.
Why
am l attracted to a person
l know isn't good?
Why am I always in love with the wrong person?
l happen to know the answer to this.
Because you're hoping you're wrong, I
happen to know the answer and every time she does something that tells you she's no good, you ignore it, she bad for you, you deliberately ignore




and every time she comes through
and surprises you, she wins you over
she is good to you,
and you lose that argument with yourself
that she's not for you.
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I understand feeling as small
and as insignificant as humanly possible, and
how
it can actually ache in places
that you didn't know you had inside you, and it doesn't matter how many new haircuts you get or gyms you join or how many glasses of chardonnay you drink with your girlfriends, or go to the gym or drink liquor with your sister







you still go to bed every night
going over every detail,
and
wonder what you did wrong
or how you could have misunderstood. And wonder
what you did wrong or how you could have misunderstood.
And how in the hell, for that brief moment,
you could think that you were that happy? And
sometimes you can even convince yourself that he'll see the light and show up at your door. He'll figure it out and come back (SlGHS) And after all that, however long all that may be, after all this you'll go somewhere new people will start over












and you'll meet people
who make you feel worthwhile again,
and
little pieces of your soul
will finally come back. And
then little by little regain your confidence
And all that fuzzy stuff,
and the fuzzy stuff Remember
those years of your life that you wasted,
that will eventually
begin to fade.

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The Holiday quotes

  • Miles: [reaching across Iris to grab something on counter] Okay, sorry about that.

    [pregnant pause]

    Miles: Boob graze.

    [Iris briefly surprised, then burst into merry laughter, with Miles joining in with a chuckle]

    Miles: That was accidental.

    [gazing around with sheepish smile]

    Miles: Accidental boob graze. I'm sorry.

    Iris: Change of subject.

    [trying to restrain laughter]

    Miles: Okay.

  • Jasper: You know what I was thinking? When you get back to London, maybe we could sneak off somewhere together. Maybe Venice. You and me in Venice could be good.

    Iris: Do you mean that? I mean, are you free to do that?

    Jasper: Darling, I've just traveled halfway across the world to see you, haven't I?

    Iris: [Iris & Jasper almost kiss before Iris pulls away] Yeah, that doesn't exactly answer my question. So, are you not with Sarah anymore? I mean, is that what you've come here to tell me?

    Jasper: I wish you could just accept knowing how confused I am about all this.

    Iris: Okay, let me translate that. So, you are still engaged to be married?

    Jasper: Yes, but, I mean...

    Iris: Oh, my God.

    [Iris gets up from the couch]

    Iris: This was a really close call. You know, I never really though I'd say this, literally never, but I think you were absolutely right about us. Very square peg, very round hole.

    Jasper: You cannot mean that.

    Iris: The great thing is I actually do. And I'm about three years late in telling you this, but nevertheless I need to say it. Jasper. Wait, I need the lights on. Jasper, you have never treated me right. Ever.

    Jasper: Oh, babe.

    Iris: Shush. You broke my heart. And you acted like somehow it was my fault, my misunderstanding, and I was too in love with you to ever be mad at you, so I just punished myself! For years! But you waltzing in here on my lovely Christmas holiday, and telling me that you don't want to lose me whilst you're about to get MARRIED, somehow newly entitles me to say, it's over. This - This twisted, toxic THING between us, is finally finished! I'm miraculously done being in love with you! Ha! I've got a life to start living.

    [Picks up Jasper's jacket, walking to the door]

    Iris: And you're not going to be in it.

    Jasper: Darling.

    Iris: Now I've got somewhere really important to be, and you have got to get the hell out.

    [Opens the door]

    Iris: Now!

    Jasper: What exactly has got into you?

    Iris: I don't know.

    [Pushes Jasper out the door]

    Iris: But I think what I've got is something slightly resembling, gumption.

    [Slams door shut in Jasper's face. Lifts hands up and screams with joy]