Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.
6 seconds sound clip from the Monsieur Verdoux movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:50:25 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Then something happened. The rhythm was broken. I lost my position.
- Now I have awakened. Sometimes I wonder if that world ever existed.
- You've been through a terrible ordeal, but you mustn't allow it to take hold of you.
- Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.
- We must all give it up sooner or later.
- Yes, but not before our time.
- Why?
- Must you know the reason for everything?
- It might help a little if we did.
- Life is beyond reason. That's why you must go on if it's only to fulfill your destiny.
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