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FRANK (CONT'D)

All I know now is that I want to feel things. Really feel them. How's that for an ambition...?

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APRIL (CONT'D)

You want to know the worst part? Our whole existence here is based on this great premise that we're somehow very special and superior
to the whole thing, and you know what I've realized...? We're not! We're just like everyone else. Look at us! We've bought into the same ridiculous delusion. This idea that you have to resign from life and settle down the moment you have children. And we've been punishing each other for it.

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JOHN And what's in Paris?
APRIL A different way of life.
FRANK So maybe we are running... We're running from the hopeless emptiness of the whole life here. 
JOHN The hopeless emptiness? Now, you've said it. Plenty of people are on to the emptiness, but it takes real guts to see the hopelessness... Wow.


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FRANK

Bullshit! I'm not happy about it. But I have the backbone not to run away from my responsibilities!

APRIL

It takes backbone to lead the life you want, Frank.

APRIL (CONT'D)

Come on, tell me. Tell me the truth, Frank. Remember that? We used to live by it. You know what's so good about the truth? Everyone knows what it is, however long they've lived without it. No one forgets the truth, Frank, they just get better at lying.

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JOHN (CONT'D)
What's so obvious about it? I mean okay, she's pregnant; so what? Don't people have babies in Europe?

JOHN
I'm asking the man a question. If he doesn't want to give me the answer, I'm assuming he'll have sense enough to tell me so.
   
FRANK
Suppose we just say that people anywhere aren't very well advised to have babies unless they can afford them.
   
JOHN (nods slowly)
Okay. Okay; it's a question of money. Money's always a good reason... But it's hardly ever the real reason. What's the real reason?