A scene from The Lady from Shanghai 1947
Michael

Love. Do you believe in love at all, Mrs. Bannister?

Elsa

I was taught to think about love in Chinese.

Michael

The way a Frenchman thinks about laughter in French?

Elsa

The Chinese say, it is difficult for love to last long. Therefore, one who loves passionately is cured of love, in the end.

Michael

Sure, that's a hard way of thinking.

Elsa

There's more to the proverb: Human nature is eternal. Therefore, one who follows his nature keeps his original nature, in the end.

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