But I suppose it's true that most of my favourite love stories are rather savage, ending in devastation, death, or, more frequently now, divorce.
CLOVERFIELD Think "Godzilla" with A.D.D. Matt Reeves's frantic début, co-produced by J. J. Abrams, starts at a social gathering in New York and ends in devastation, thanks to the arrival of a khaki-colored beast the size of Lincoln Center.
Because they can gain steam, spinning themselves up into monstrosities, it's a trip that can end in the devastation of places like St. Croix, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Southwest Louisiana.
But whereas traditional apocalyptic texts were for the most part utopian, their tales of destruction followed by narratives of redemption, modern secular apocalyptic literature is largely dystopian, ending in pure devastation.
After a belated start to the imperialist game, partly to secure resources, in the late 19th century that ended in the devastation of World War II, the nation rose from the ashes to become the world's No. 2 economy at one point.
Project K.I.D. Responding to Kids in Devastation, Paige T. Ellison, Fairhope, Ala.
Please help end the devastation of childhood cancer.
The region is still in devastation.
To end this devastation, we need more than treatment and more than a cure.
If the IOC seeks to end economic devastation, it should create refugee housing and jobs.
After the tsunami has ended, devastation will likely surround you.
