“…A melancholic longing must be as emotional as it can get. It evokes the image of wolves howling at the moon…

…She has something to lose. For instance, a child. She is not longing for anything. She appreciates what she is in. Whereas Justine has nothing to lose. She’s a melancholiac, and we are ever longing, you know. And when you’re longing, you can’t lose anything. You have nothing..."

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