"I can't live with you, but I can't live without you
I can't breathe if you stay, but I can't bear you to go away"
I can't breathe if you stay, but I can't bear you to go away"
— Queen, "I Can't Live With You"
"I've grown accustomed to her face..."
— Henry Higgins, "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face", My Fair Lady
"That's it, the straw that breaks my back! I quit, unless you take it back! Women, what is it about them? Can't live with them or without them!"
— Maureen and Joanne, "Take Me or Leave Me", RENT
''I hate and I love. Why do I do this, perhaps you ask? I do not know, but I feel it happening and I am agonized."
—Catullus, translated
Rowlf: You can't live with 'em, you can't live without 'em.
There's somethin' irresistabullish about 'em.
We grin and bear it 'cause the nights are long.
I hope that somethin' better comes along.
Kermit: (spoken): Yeah, I know what you mean...
Kermit: It's no good complainin' and pointless to holler.
Rowlf: If she's a beauty she'll get under your collar.
Kermit: She made a monkey out of old King Kong,
Both: I hope that somethin' better comes along.
There's somethin' irresistabullish about 'em.
We grin and bear it 'cause the nights are long.
I hope that somethin' better comes along.
Kermit: (spoken): Yeah, I know what you mean...
Kermit: It's no good complainin' and pointless to holler.
Rowlf: If she's a beauty she'll get under your collar.
Kermit: She made a monkey out of old King Kong,
Both: I hope that somethin' better comes along.
We have told how the painter Marcel made the acquaintance of Mademoiselle Musette. United one morning by the ministry of caprice, the registrar of the district, they had fancied, as often happens, that their union did not extend to their hearts; but one evening when, after a violent quarrel, they resolved to leave one another on the spot, they perceived that their hands, which they had joined in a farewell clasp, would no longer quit one another. Almost in spite of themselves fancy had become love.
... "But what proves that you are in love with one another?" [asked Rodolphe.] "Possibly you exaggerate the danger."
"We cannot bear one another," said Marcel.
"And we cannot leave one another," said Musette.
... "But what proves that you are in love with one another?" [asked Rodolphe.] "Possibly you exaggerate the danger."
"We cannot bear one another," said Marcel.
"And we cannot leave one another," said Musette.
— Henri Murger, The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter
When I feel like loving,
And I gotta have some loving,
He says, "Please - stop it, please."
He's so unusual.
When I want some kissing,
And I'm burning up for kissing,
He says, "No - let me go."
He's so unusual.
I know lots of boys who would be crazy over me
If they only had this fellow's opportunity.
I would let him pet me,
But the darn fool, he doesn't let me!
He's so unusual he drives me wild.
...
You might as well be by yourself as in his company.
When we're both together, I'm still as lonesome as can be.
But still, I'm mad about him,
And I can't live without him!
He's so unusual he drives me wild!
And I gotta have some loving,
He says, "Please - stop it, please."
He's so unusual.
When I want some kissing,
And I'm burning up for kissing,
He says, "No - let me go."
He's so unusual.
I know lots of boys who would be crazy over me
If they only had this fellow's opportunity.
I would let him pet me,
But the darn fool, he doesn't let me!
He's so unusual he drives me wild.
...
You might as well be by yourself as in his company.
When we're both together, I'm still as lonesome as can be.
But still, I'm mad about him,
And I can't live without him!
He's so unusual he drives me wild!
— Helen Kane, "He's So Unusual"
"Heh, brothers. You can't live with 'em, you can't live without 'em."
"Can't live with them, can't successfully control the Armageddon without them."
—Fuyutsuki, Scar Tissue
A part of him thought it was ridiculous question—saying that he missed Asuka was like saying that he missed having a toothache. But another part, the part surprised at the look on her face earlier, the part that had pushed him into that tunnel when the Angel was descending into Central Dogma, knew that he did miss her, very badly.
Suddenly, even the silence reminded him she was gone.
Suddenly, even the silence reminded him she was gone.
Sighing contently, he dried off and changed into a t-shirt and shorts before brushing his teeth, switching off the light and walking down the dark corridor to his 'lovely suite'…then stopping as his gaze fell on the open door to the empty room, just down from his own.
God he missed Asuka.
It was almost funny in a way. How many times he had begged someone –anyone- to get her out of this house.
God he missed Asuka.
It was almost funny in a way. How many times he had begged someone –anyone- to get her out of this house.
I can barely stand that idiot most days, but when he's gone…
— Asuka, Ghosts of Evangelion
"Women... can't live with 'em... the end."
— Al Bundy, Married... with Children
"Men. You can't live with them...and you can't legally shoot them. I tossed out my husband eight years ago and got a llama instead. Best decision I ever made."
— Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult,
"Men. Can't live without them, you can't hit them with an axe."
"For two people who say they don't need each other, both of us keep doing a lot of stupid things to try and stay together."
— Cable, Cable & Deadpool
Phantom Girl: Is it possible to hate someone you love, Shady?
Shadow Lass: I'm not sure, Phantom Girl— but I know what you mean.
Shadow Lass: I'm not sure, Phantom Girl— but I know what you mean.
"That house is like a kotatsu. When you go inside, it's so warm it feels like you're about to melt...But when you leave, you'll be reminded that your everyday life that felt fine before is freezing cold."
— Rei, March Comes in Like a Lion
"Sometimes I wish I never got married. But other times, I wouldn't trade Roz for anybody. Heh. Marriage is like that. Good times, bad times. You learn to live with it. But it's better than being alone."
—Ralph, He Knows You're Alone
"Women. Can't live with 'em, can't kill 'em."
—Gib, True Lies
"Women. You can't live with them...pass the beer nuts."
—Norm, Cheers
"Women. Can't live without 'em and they can't pee standing up."
—Rube Baker, Major League II
"I'ma KILL one of them kids."
—Bernie Mac, The Bernie Mac Show
