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Shit... I'm waiting for the sun to shine.
— Travis Bickle ‧ Taxi Driver
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
After a curse and a pause, the speaker says they are simply waiting for sunshine. It can be read literally, as waiting out gloomy weather, or as hope for a brighter turn in life. The blunt phrasing gives the wish a seemingly weary, patient edge.
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