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Is there a line from a movie that really resonated with you but when you say it most people don't get the reference? (lemm.ee)

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Mine is from an early 2000s film called Vanilla Sky.

“The sweet is never as sweet without the sour.”

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Indeed it is. The line comes from Patrick Swayze's head bouncer character "Dalton" in Road House. He is supposed to be a sort of ascetic warrior philosopher. He eschews convenience, lives in a converted barn without air conditioning, etc. because for him physical suffering is of little importance.