Closer
By Patrick MarberLondon. Anna has left her husband Larry, for Dan. Dan leaves his lover, Alice, to be with Anna. Alice is now involved with Larry, but wants Dan back. She has arranged to meet Anna to negotiate. She wants for Anna to leave Dan and go back to Larry, so that she can have Dan back.
ANNA
I am sorry. I had a choice and I chose to be selfish. I'm sorry.
Men... They spend a lifetime fucking and never know how to make love.
This is what we're dealing with.
We arrive, with our... 'baggage' and for a while they're brilliant, they're 'Baggage Handlers.'
We say, 'Where's your baggage?' They deny all knowledge of it. They're in love. They have none.
Then, just as you're relaxing... a Great Big Juggernaut arrives... with their baggage.
It Got Held Up.
One of the greatest myths men have about women is that we overpack.
They love the way we make them feel, but not us. They love dreams.
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