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Harry Burns

And was it worth it? The sacrifice for a friend you dont even keep in touch with?

— When Harry Met Sally... ‧ 1989

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker questions whether a sacrifice was worthwhile when contact with the friend has since faded. The challenge places past commitment beside present distance. Its pointed wording asks whether a relationship's later condition should change how an earlier act of loyalty is valued.

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