A folded, slightly torn pink paper heart rests on a windowsill against a dusky sky.

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Carrie

After a break-up, certain street, locations, even times of day are off-limits. The city becomes a deserted battlefield, loaded with emotional landmines. You have to be very careful where you step or you could be blown to pieces.

— Sex and the City ‧ 1998

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

After a breakup, familiar places and times become dangerous reminders. The battlefield and landmine comparisons describe emotional pain, without saying that the city contains actual explosives.

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