Painterly open hand reaching toward a wilted flower and fallen petals on cracked pavement.

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Melvin

You make me want to be a better man.

— As Good As It Gets · 1997

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Melvin tells someone that being around them makes him want to improve himself. It's a confession and a compliment at once. Their effect on him, more than any resolve of his own, is what inspires the change.

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