Ingen mann kan være venn med en kvinne han finner tiltrekkende. Han vil alltid ønske å ha sex med henne. De seksuelle spenningene vil alltid være der. Vennskapet er dømt til å tape, og det er slutten på den historien.
Fra dialog i filmen When Harry Met Sally... (1989), skrevet av Nora Ephron.
No man can be friends with a woman that he finds attractive. He always wants to have sex with her. The sex thing is already out there so the friendship is ultimately doomed and that is the end of the story.
Harry: Because no man can be friends with a woman that he finds attractive. He always wants to have sex with her.
Sally: So you’re saying that a man can be friends with a woman he finds unattractive?
Harry: No, you pretty much want to nail ’em too.
Sally: What if they don’t want to have sex with you?
Harry: Doesn’t matter because the sex thing is already out there so the friendship is ultimately doomed and that is the end of the story.
Nasjonalitet: amerikansk
Tittel: forfatter og journalist
Levde: 1941 - 2012