2017
At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
123 min
CLEAR ALL
The value of myth is that it takes all the things you know and restores to them the rich significance which has been hidden by the veil of familiarity.
Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our natural lives.
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This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted.
Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot cease to will their removal.
Do not waste time bothering whether you ‘love’ your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him.
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If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning.
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If you love deeply, you’re going to get hurt badly. But it’s still worth it.
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We meet no ordinary people in our lives.
Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness.
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Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say ‘My tooth is aching’ than to say ‘My heart is broken.’
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