Silver Linings Playbook

DR. PATEL
Pat, there’s a possibility, and I
want you to be prepared for it,
that she may not return. True love
is about letting her go and seeing
if she returns. In the meantime, if
you listen to that song, I don’t
want you to fall apart. So get a
strategy, okay? You need one.
PAT
Let me say something, I gotta say
something.
Okay.
DR. PATEL
PAT
This is what I believe to be true.
This is what I learned in the
hospital. You have to do everything
you can, you have to work your
hardest, and if you do, if you stay
positive, you have a shot at a
silver lining.
DR. PATEL
Work on a strategy, okay?
PAT
Hey, my friend Ronnie’s having this
party on Sunday night and it’s like
a real hoity-toity thing and his
wife, Veronica’s a real stickler
for.... I don’t know, my mom got
this Gap outfit she wants me to
wear, but I wanna wear a jersey
that my brother, Jake, got me from
the Eagles.
DR. PATEL
Which jersey?
PAT
DeSean Jackson.
DR. PATEL
DeSean Jackson is the man.
PAT
Well, that settles that.
EXT. RONNIE’S HOUSE/FRONT PORCH - EVENING
PAT STANDS ON THE PORCH, HOLDING A BOTTLE OF WINE AND A
BOUQUET OF FLOWERS. HE WEARS THE FOOTBALL JERSEY.
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