A small purple armchair has a gold crown on its back and a notepad on its seat, with plants beside it.

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Isaac Davis

I know my analyst warned me, but you were so beautiful that I got another analyst.

— Manhattan

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker jokes that despite an analyst's caution, the beauty of the person addressed was too compelling to resist. Instead of heeding the warning, they simply found a different analyst. The neurotic punchline treats therapy as replaceable advice, while paying an oblique compliment.

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