No. I think it's perfect
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Susanna:
I'm ambivalent. In fact that's my new favorite word.Dr. Wick:Do you know what that means, Ambivalence?Susanna:I don't care.Dr. Wick:If it's your favorite word, I would've thought you would...Susanna:It *means* I don't care. That's what it means.Dr. Wick:On the contrary, Susanna. Ambivalence suggests strong feelings... in opposition. The prefix, as in "ambidextrous", means "both". The rest of it, in Latin, means "vigor". The word suggests that you are torn... between two opposing courses of action.Susanna:Will I stay or will I go?Dr. Wick:Am I sane... or, am I crazy?Susanna:Those aren't courses of action.Dr. Wick:They can be, dear--for some.Susanna:Well, then--it's the wrong word.Dr. Wick:No. I think it's perfect
I'm ambivalent. In fact that's my new favorite word.Dr. Wick:Do you know what that means, Ambivalence?Susanna:I don't care.Dr. Wick:If it's your favorite word, I would've thought you would...Susanna:It *means* I don't care. That's what it means.Dr. Wick:On the contrary, Susanna. Ambivalence suggests strong feelings... in opposition. The prefix, as in "ambidextrous", means "both". The rest of it, in Latin, means "vigor". The word suggests that you are torn... between two opposing courses of action.Susanna:Will I stay or will I go?Dr. Wick:Am I sane... or, am I crazy?Susanna:Those aren't courses of action.Dr. Wick:They can be, dear--for some.Susanna:Well, then--it's the wrong word.Dr. Wick:No. I think it's perfect
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I'm ambivalent
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In fact that's my new favourite word
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Do you know what that means ambivalence
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I don't care
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If it's your favourite word I would've
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It means I don't care That's what it means
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On the contrary Susanna
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Ambivalence suggests strong feelings in opposition
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The prefix as in ambidextrous
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means both
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The rest of it in Latin means vigour
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The word suggests that you are torn
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between two opposing courses of action
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Will I stay or will I go
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Am I sane or am I crazy
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Those aren't courses of action
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They can be dear for some
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Well then it's the wrong word
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No
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I think it's perfect
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Movie Summary
Based on writer Susanna Kaysen's account of her 18-month stay at a mental hospital in the late 1960s.
Actors
Susanna
Dr. Wick
