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Din Pacientul Englez. K is for Katherine... (Kristin Scott Thomas) and A is for Almasy (Ralph Fiennes)
Every night, I cut out my heart... But in the morning it was full again. (K catre A)
K catre A: Am I K in your book? I think I must be...
K catre A: I can't sleep. I can't eat. I wake up shouting in the middle of the night.
K catre A: Here I am a different wife...
A catre K: : How could you ever smile again as if the world hadn't capsized?
K: Promise you'll come back for me.
A: I promise, I'll come back. I promise... I'll never leave you.
A: You're wearing the thimble...
K: Of course, you idiot. I always wear it; I've always worn it; I've always loved you.
Betrayals in times of war are nothing compared to betrayals in times of peace. New lovers are nervous and tender... and smash everything. For the heart is an organ of fire... (A)
My darling. I'm waiting for you. How long is the day in the dark? Or a week? The fire is gone. And I'm cold, horribly cold. I really want to drag myself outside but then there'd be the sun. I'm afraid I'll waste the light on the paintings, not writing these words. We die. We die, we die rich with lovers and tribes, tastes we have swallowed, bodies we have... entered and swum up like rivers. Fears we have hidden in - like this wretched cave. I want all this marked on my body. Where the real country is. Not boundaries drawn on maps, names of powerful men. I know you'll come carry me out to the Palace of Winds. That's what I've wanted: to walk in such a place with you. With friends and an earth without maps. The lamp has gone out and I'm writing in the darkness. (K)
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