I look at you and I see this amazing, beautiful thing. All these books and songs are written about people looking for the love of their life and never fining it, and we've got it and it isn't worth a damn to you.
The quote reflects the deep sense of disappointment experienced when one realizes that their profound love is unreciprocated. The speaker admires their partner, seeing beauty and potential in the relationship, but feels that this intense connection is undervalued by the other person. This sentiment echoes the themes of longing and the disillusionment found in many romantic narratives.
In Jodi Picoult's "The Pact," this idea speaks to the irony of love; often,...