David: [EXHALES SHARPLY] I read that story collection.
The one in your book.
At first, I was confused, you know ‘Why is she carrying around this sordid tale of sex clubs and drug addicts and’ And then I read this: “Junkies and masochists and hookers, and those who have squandered everything are the ring of brightest angels around heaven.”

Syd: It’s a war baby, this life.
The things we endure.
You said you saw the future, and it’s an apocalypse.
Who survives that, the lovers or the fighters? They sell us this lie that love’s gonna save us.
All it does is make us stupid and weak.

David: [SCOFFS] Thanks.

Syd: Look at me.
Love isn’t gonna save us.
It’s what we have to save.
Pain makes us strong enough to do it.
All our scars, our anger, our despair. It’s armor.
Baby, God loves the sinners best ’cause our fire burns bright, bright, bright.
Burn with me.

The above dialogue comes from the script of the FX show Legion (which I’m just now getting caught up on), season 2, episode 4; and what an amazing episode it is! I looked up the book that is quoted in the script and discovered that it is a book of short stories by Rick Moody. Since I haven’t read Moody’s book yet (though I would like to) I can’t recommend it necessarily even though I think I’m kind of liking his theology! But I definitely recommend the show Legion, it’s one of the most unique, artsy, conceptual, complex, confusing, profound, bizarre, funny, fascinating, best written and best art directed shows I’ve ever viewed.

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