Must Love Dogs2005

Jake:
It's a long story, something about the violation of expectations and a crushing loss of faith, and love, and life, and art.

Bill:
So it's a girl?

Jake:
Yes.

Bill:
I've had a little bit of girl trouble myself lately. But it is better to have loved and lost, am I right?

Jake:
She was a unique constellation of attributes; she was my Halley's comet. But the universe is designed to break your heart, right?

Bill:
A philosopher as well as an artist, yes, it is we who suffer most.

Jake:
Yes, with the possible exception of the victims of violent crime