An oval brass pendulum hangs against a plum wall, lit along one edge.

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Sandy

I'm going to feel this way until I don't feel this way anymore.

— Tootsie  ·  1982

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker declines to rush or explain an emotion away, saying it will last exactly as long as it lasts. The sentence is almost circular, which gives it stubborn honesty: no deadline, no self-improvement plan, only the acceptance that a feeling ends when it ends and not before.

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