How could Joy be my wife? I'd have to love her, wouldn't I? I'd have to care more for her than for anyone else in this world. I'd have to be suffering the torments of the damned at the prospect of losing her.

— C. S. Lewis (Anthony Hopkins)

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You can hear this line at 01:20:33.747 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- What's going to happen to Douglas, for example?

- I suppose, his father?

- No. No, she wouldn't want that. Because he drinks, you know, and he's an alcoholic.

- There must be other relatives.

- I mean, it's not as if...

- It's not as if what, Harry?

- Well, she's your friend, of course. But, well... She's not family.

- She's not my wife?

- No, of course not.

- No, of course not.

- It's impossible. It's unthinkable.

- How could Joy be my wife? I'd have to love her, wouldn't I? I'd have to care more for her than for anyone else in this world. I'd have to be suffering the torments of the damned at the prospect of losing her.

- I'm sorry, Jack. I didn't know.

- Nor did I, Harry.

- Remember?

- Oh, yes.

- Better take him home. I'll stay a little longer. I'll catch the 8:40.

- Right.

- May we come in?

[...]

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And does God want us to suffer? What if the answer to that question is yes? 'Cause I'm not sure that God particularly wants us to be happy. I think he wants us to be able to love and be loved. He wants us to grow up.
I love you, Joy. I love you so much. You've made me so happy. I didn't know I could be so happy.
Well, just because something hurts, it doesn't make it more true or more significant. -No, I guess not.
Why? See, if you love someone, you don't want them to suffer. You can't bear it. You want to take their suffering onto yourself. Even I feel like that. Why doesn't God?
The pain now is part of the happiness then. That's the deal.

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