Claire's Knee (1970)
Béatrice Romand: Laura
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Quotes
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Laura : It's too beautiful. All this beauty can be exhausting. You have to get away from it now and then.
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Laura : I was born to be unhappy. But no, I won't be unhappy. I'm very happy. I only think of positive things. People are unhappy because they want to be. When I feel down, I think about how there are happy times and that crying does no good anyway. I think about how marvelous it is to be here and how much fun I'm going to have.
Jerome : What do you call having fun?
Laura : Having fun is being alive. For instance, today I'm very happy. Tomorrow I may be sad. So then I make myself think of something else. I concentrate on one specific thing and how fantastic it is, and I'm happy for the rest of the day.
