A folded pale handkerchief rests beside a glowing amber nightlight and a small dried sprig on periwinkle ground.

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Caprica Six

There there. It’s okay. You’re not gonna have to cry much longer.

— Battlestar Galactica · 2003

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker offers reassurance and promises that the listener will not need to cry much longer. The words can sound comforting, but do not explain how the tears will end. Their meaning depends on whether that unexplained promise is taken as relief or something more ambiguous.

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