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An idea has been growing in my head for some time now: true force. All the king's men cannot put it back together again.
— Travis Bickle · Taxi Driver
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An editorial interpretation.
The speaker connects a growing idea of true force with something that cannot be put back together. The image makes repair seem beyond even a king's helpers. It pairs a thought still taking shape with an ominous picture of damage beyond repair.
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