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“HUGO: If people knew the risks, they wouldn’t date.

RONNIE: Exactly. Which is why I don’t.”
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“MAYA: I like your glasses.

GARRETT: Thanks.

MAYA: Could you take them off?

GARRETT: You just said you liked them.”
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“CASHIER: You’re aware of the side effects of an anti-amour, right?

ETHAN: I’ve heard rumors.

CASHIER: They’re all true.

ETHAN: Wait, it actually dries up your heart?

CASHIER: Partially.

ETHAN: What?

CASHIER: Well, this tonic works the opposite way a regular one does. Instead of restoring, it destroys. When the anti-amour goes in to “cure” you, it kills a part of your heart in the process. Then there’s the other tradeoff.

ETHAN: Which is?

CASHIER: The pain will go away, but you’ll find it difficult to love as easily or strongly in the future. That leads to a new kind of pain, which I wouldn’t wish on anyone.

ETHAN: I don’t think it could be any worse than what I’m feeling right now.

CASHIER: That’s what I said before I took it.”
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“ETHAN: Wait, please don’t tell me you actually sell love potions. That violates consent.

CASHIER: No. We don’t sell them, and we never will, but there will always be those that think we do. Those are the ones we have to watch out for, the ones who want to possess others.

ETHAN: I see.”
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“AARON: Sorry. Look, maybe we can still salvage our time together. Maybe I can help you figure out why I don’t want to be with you this time.

IVY: What is this world coming to? I can’t even get lucky in my dreams.

AARON: Come on…you know you’re curious.

IVY: Fine. Let’s have at my subconscious.”
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“MAN: But this isn’t a fantasy. This is really happening.

WOMAN: What’s happening is that you’ve been misled by the idea that two people can fit perfectly together without their inherent flaws driving them apart.

MAN: I don’t think that.

WOMAN: Really? Then what do you think?

MAN: I think a soulmate is someone you fit imperfectly together with, someone who sees you for who you are and loves you for it. Someone whose soul complements yours.”
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“MAN: I’ll just circle back the way I came. I’m really sorry to have bothered you. (Starts to leave.)

WOMAN: Who are you looking for anyway?

MAN: (Hesitates, not sure if he should tell her.) Um…my soulmate.

WOMAN: (Instantly serious.) Oh.

MAN: Yeah.

WOMAN: No wonder you need to find them.

MAN: How mad do you think they’ll be?

WOMAN: That you got lost? I think they’ll understand.”
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“RONNIE: Yes, but first impressions are not always right.

HUGO: Has that been the case with people you’ve dated?

RONNIE: I don’t know. In most cases I’ve never given it the chance to go further than my first impression.

HUGO: Because you see everything after.

RONNIE: Yes, the first impression is always overpowered by the potential future I see afterwards. So I don’t focus on it. There’s never been a first impression that made me want to stay.

HUGO: What if I asked you to stay? Just to see what will happen.”
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