Painterly open straight razor beside a black feather on dark red fabric.

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Kat Ellis

(When asked by her mother what’s wrong) Kat Ellis: Nothing a bottle of Jack and a straight razor won’t fix.

— The Wedding Date ‧ 2005

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Kat answers a question about distress with a dark joke invoking whiskey and a straight razor. The line expresses turmoil; it should not be read as a suggestion for coping or evidence of an actual act.

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