Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Trying to Love a Wild Thing

DOC: I LOVE YOU, LULA MAE.

HOLLY: I KNOW, AND THAT'S THE TROUBLE.

IT'S A MISTAKE YOU ALWAYS MADE--
TRYING TO LOVE A WILD THING.

YOU WERE ALWAYS LUGGING HOMEWILD THINGS--
A HAWK WITH A BROKEN WING,
A FULL-GROWN WILDCAT WITH A BROKEN LEG...

REMEMBER?

THERE'S SOMETHING--
YOU MUSTN'T GIVE YOUR HEART TO A WILD THING.

THE MORE YOU DO, THE STRONGER THEY GET
UNTIL THEY'RE STRONG ENOUGH TO FLY INTO A TREE,

THEN TO HIGHER TREES,
THEN TO THE SKY.

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