A large empty glass jar stands beside a smaller jar containing a copper-coloured heart.

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Dexter Morgan

She’s the only person in the world who loves me. I think that’s nice. I don’t have feeling about anything, but if I could have feelings at all, I’d have them for Deb.

— Dexter ‧ 2007

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What it means

Our interpretation.

A flat, oddly tender admission. The speaker says he feels nothing about anything, yet acknowledges that one person loves him, and that if feelings were possible he'd have them for her. The awkward mix of emotional numbness and loyalty is what gives it weight.

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