I think that the romantic impulse is in all of us and that sometimes w…

Jane Campion
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I think that the romantic impulse is in all of us and that sometimes we live it for a short time, but it's not part of a sensible way of living. It's a heroic path and it generally ends dangerously. I treasure it in the sense that I believe it's a path of great courage. It can also be the path of the foolhardy and the compulsive. ✨ Jane Campion (1993). The piano, Miramax
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