"You know when I said I knew little about love? That wasn't true. I know a lot about love. I've seen it, centuries and centuries of it, and it was the only thing that made watching your world bearable. All those wars. Pain, lies, hate... It made me want to turn away and never look down again. But when I see the way that mankind loves... You could search to the furthest reaches of the universe and never find anything more beautiful. So yes, I know that love is unconditional. But I also know that it can be unpredictable, unexpected, uncontrollable, unbearable and strangely easy to mistake for loathing, and... What I'm trying to say, Tristan is... I think I love you. Is this love, Tristan? I never imagined I'd know it for myself. My heart... It feels like my chest can barely contain it. Like it's trying to escape because it doesn't belong to me any more. It belongs to you. And if you wanted it, I'd wish for nothing in exchange - no gifts. No goods. No demonstrations of devotion. Nothing but knowing you loved me too. Just your heart, in exchange for mine."
I love Stardust. I really do. The more I think about it, the more I realize that it is pretty much my favorite movie. (I mean, really, where else are you going to see Robert De Niro as a cross dressing pirate?)
This movie (and book.. such a good book) is really about learning that what we want isn't always what is best for us. This is a concept I am learning in great bounds lately.
We can love someone who will make us jump through hoops to earn their love all the while the one that we truly desire and deserve is right in front of us, not asking for anything other than our love.
We can spend out lifetime trying to make a fortune and store up treasure, an din the end, we might be rich beyond comprehension, but we are alone.
There is so much more to say about this. Probably more than I even have time to talk about so I will end this here.
I really can't recommend this book and movie enough.
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