An open book has aged, crumbling pages on the left and clean blank pages on the right against a cream background.

Original artwork, not a still

Bud White

A lot of bad stuff happened here. It’s as good a place as any for it to end.

— L.A. Confidential  ·  1997

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker admits much bad happened in this place, then shrugs that it is as fitting a spot as any for it to finish. The tone is weary and resigned rather than triumphant, treating the ending as a quiet closing of a painful chapter.

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