Latter Days2003

Lila:
Christian?

Christian:
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's just that...

Lila:
Sit

Lila:
Drink.

Lila:
Toss it, that way it's medicinal.

Lila:
One more - doctors orders.

Lila:
Good, its's vital for a man to have a couple of slugs in him when discussing heartache. I think Hemingway told me that.

Christian:
You knew Ernest Hemingway?

Lila:
Margaux, actually. You know, Christian? Beautoes don't always escape tragedy.

Christian:
Oh, God. This... this is hell. I've done something horrible. I'm guilty, and I'm going to burn for it.

Lila:
Funny thing about guilt. There nothing so bad that you can't add a little guilt to it and make it better.

Christian:
But I...

Lila:
Hush, child. You're not going to burn.

Christian:
No?

Lila:
No. Guilt distracts us from a greater truth - that we have an inherent ability to heal. We seem intent on living through even the worst heartbreak.

Christian:
How?

Lila:
Practice,

Lila:
and one more for practice.

Lila:
Remember, that which doesn't kill us -

Lila:
sometimes leaves us maimed for life. But the only way to find out is to face it head-on.