“It's useless...I'm trying to be delicate with you, but you just won't...” – Catherine Van Oost, Five Easy Pieces ... Movie Quotes Database

It's useless...I'm trying to be delicate with you, but you just won't understand. I couldn't go with you. Not just because of Carl and my music, but because of you. You're a strange person, Robert. I mean, what will you come to? If a person has no love for himself, no respect for himself, no love of his friends, family, work, something - how can he ask for love in return? I mean, why should he ask for it?

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