"True values entail suffering. Thatâ€™s the way we think. All in all, we tend to view melancholia as more true. We prefer music and art to contain a touch of melancholia. So melancholia in itself is a value. Unhappy and unrequited love is more romantic than happy love. For we donâ€™t think thatâ€™s completely real, do we?â€¦Longing is true. It may be that thereâ€™s no truth at all to long for, but the longing itself is true. Just like pain is true. We feel it inside. Itâ€™s part of our reality."

-- Lars von Trier

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