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Seth

I'd rather have one breath of her hair, one kiss of her mouth, one touch of her hand than an eternity without it. One.

— City of Angels  ·  1998

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker says they would choose a single breath of her hair, one kiss and one touch of her hand over an eternity lacking them. Intimacy in small physical moments outweighs endless time, and the closing 'One.' insists on how little would suffice.

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