charlotte: there are no commitments, only bargains. and they have to be made again every day. you think making a commitment is it. finish. you think it sets like a concrete platform and it'll take any strain you want to put on it. you're committed. you don't have to prove anything. in fact you can afford a little neglect, indulge in a little bit of sarcasm here and there, isolate yourself when you want to. underneath it's concrete for life. i'm a cow in some ways, but you're an idiot.
charlotte: remember what i said.
henry: what was that? oh... yes. no commitments. only bargains. the trouble is i don't really believe it. i'd rather be an idiot. it's a kind of idiocy i like. 'i use you because you love me. i love you so use me. be indulgent, negligent, preoccupied, premenstrual... your credit is infinite, i'm yours, i'm committed...' it's no trick loving somebody at their best. love is loving them at their worst. is that romantic? well, good. everything should be romantic.
the real thing, tom stoppard
the distance is endlessness
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