"[interpreting Elisa] When he looks at me, the way he looks at me, he does not know what I lack... or how... I am incomplete. He sees me for what I am, as I am. He's happy to see me, every time, every day. And now, I can either save him... or let him die."
January 1, 1970
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Shape_of_Water_(film)