“Everything was okay, as long as I could dream. Its amazing, really, the difference between having a dream and not having any left that can come true. It's the difference between living and dying.”

—  Alicia Witt

"Belinda" in Belinda's Swan Song (2006) http://vimeo.com/6959751

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