75 Best Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind Quotes
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'Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind' film was directed by Michel Gondry.
The term 'Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind' was coined by Alexander Pope. This phrase appears in his poem 'Eloisa to Abelard.'
The movie quotes listed here will be loved a lot by all romantics who believe in true love. If you are interested in more quotes, visit Jim Carrey quotes and '500 Days of Summer' quotes.
Quotes From 'Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind'
The concept of the movie is that true love is not superficial. It is much more than memories and forms the inner core of a person. The quotes listed here will make you understand eternal love.
1. "You can erase someone from your mind. Getting them out of your heart is another story."
-' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.'
2. "It's not about us, it's about Joel, who's an adult, okay, not 'Momma Carrie's kid'!"
-Rob.
3."Mrs. Mierzwiak: Don't be a monster, Howard. Tell the girl.
Mary Svevo: Tell me what?
Mrs. Mierzwiak: Oh, you poor kid. You can have him. You did."
-' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.'
4. "You looked happy. Happy with a secret."
-Stan.
5. "Our files are confidential Mr. Barish so we can't show you any evidence. Suffice it to say, Miss Kruczynski was not happy and she wanted to move on. We provide that possibility."
-Dr. Howard Mierzwiak.
6."Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage, but it's on a par with a night of heavy drinking. Nothing you'll miss."
- Howard Mierzwiak.
7."He's off the map. He's off the map!"
-Stan.
8. "You are what you love, not what loves you."
- Charlie Kaufman.
9."Carrie: I saw you talking to someone pretty!
Rob: Yeah, man, who was that?
Joel: She was... just a girl."
-' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.'
10."What can I say, Joel? You know Clementine. She's like that. She's… impulsive. She decided to erase you almost as a lark."
-Carrie.
11."Joel: Is this how it looks?
Howard: This- this is...yeah, this is about what it should look like."
-' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.'
12."I thought I knew her so well, but I don't know her at all."
-' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.'
13."We'll use these items to create a map of Clementine in your brain, okay? So we'll need photos, clothing, gifts, books she may have bought you, CDs you may have bought together."
-Dr. Howard Mierzwiak.
Joel Barish Quotes
Jim Carrey played the role of Joel Barish, the hero of the movie. Jim Carrey quotes listed here will make you realize how much he and his girlfriend Clementine loved each other.
14."Sand is overrated. It's just tiny, little rocks."
-Joel Barish.
15."I'm not a stalker. YOU'RE the one that talked to me, remember?"
-Joel Barish.
16."Can you hear me? I don't want this any more! I want to call it off."
-Joel Barish.
17."Please let me keep this memory, just this one."
- Joel Barish.
18."I don't know, I felt like a scared little kid. It was above my head; I don't know."
-Joel Barish.
19."Joel drives home from the beach party with Rob and Carrie. He looks out the window and sees happy memories with Clem flashing by him."
-Joel Barish.
20."I wish I had stayed, too. Now I wish I had stayed. I wish I had done a lot of things. I wish I had. I wish I had stayed. I do."
-Joel Barish.
21."What a loss to spend that much time with someone, only to find out that she's a stranger."
-Joel Barish.
22."Clementine Kruczynski: Come out onto the ice!
Joel Barish: What if it breaks?
Clementine Kruczynski: Do you really care right now?"
-'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.'
23."Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating."
-Joel Barish.
24."I'm sorry… I just, my life isn't that interesting."
-Joel Barish.
25."I thought you knew that about me. I ran back to the bonfire, trying to outrun my humiliation, I think."
- Joel Barish.
26."If only I could meet someone new. I guess my chances of that happening are somewhat diminished, seeing that I'm incapable of making eye contact with a woman."
- Joel Barish.
27."Joel shifts between emulating his memories and commenting on them. Sometimes he even mimics what he knows people will say."
-Joel Barish.
28."I walked out the door. There's no memory left."
-Joel Barish.
29."Why do I fall in love with every woman I see that shows me the least bit of attention?"
-Joel Barish.
30."You had the whole human race pegged."
- Joel Barish.
31."Joel: I love being bathed in the sink; such a feeling of security.
Clementine: I've never seen you happier, Baby-Joel. "
-'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.'
32."Are we like those bored couples you feel sorry for in restaurants? "
- Joel Barish.
33."I could die right now, Clem. I'm just........happy. I've never felt that before. I'm just exactly where I want to be."
-Joel Barish.
34."Clementine: I'm Clementine. Can I... borrow a piece of your chicken?
Joel: And then you just took it... without waiting for an answer. It was so intimate; like we were already lovers."
-'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.'
35."Random thoughts for Valentine's Day, 2004. Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap."
-Joel Barish.
36."Really? There's a stalker book? Great, I gotta read that one."
-Joel Barish.
37."I loved you on this day. I love this memory."
-Joel Barish.
38."Not yet, not married. No, I'm not married."
-Joel Barish.
39."I ditched work today. Took a train out to Montauk. I don't know why, I'm not an impulsive person."
-Joel Barish.
Clementine Kruczynski Quotes
The heroine of the film is Kate Winslet, who played the role of Clementine. Kate was 28 years old when she was featured in this film. Kate Winslet quotes listed here will make you fall in love with her character a lot.
40."I don't need nice. I don't need myself to be it, and I don't need anybody else to be it at me."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
41."You look familiar. Ever shop at Barnes & Noble?"
-Clementine Kruczynski.
42."I'm just a freaked up girl looking for my own piece of mind, I'm not perfect."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
43."I thought maybe you were a nut. But you were exciting."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
44. "Joel: I can't remember anything without you.
Clementine: Aw, that's... very sweet, but try."
-'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.'
45."I want to read some of those journals you're constantly scribbling in. What do you write in there if you don't have any thoughts or passions or... love?"
-Clementine Kruczynski.
46."We are David and Ruth Laskin. Which one do you want to be? I prefer to be Ruth, but I'm flexible."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
47."Joel, look at me. You'll remember me in the morning, and you'll come to me, and you'll tell me about us, and we'll start over."
-Clementine Krucszynski.
48."Too many guys think I'm a concept, or I complete them, or I'm gonna make them alive."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
49."Maybe you can find yourself a nice antique rocking chair to die in."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
50."Sometimes I think people don't understand how lonely it is to be a kid, like you don't matter."
- Clementine Kruczynski.
51."Remember me. Try your best. Maybe we can."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
52."The bloom is off the rose, at this point."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
53."Joel Barish: I do sorta live with someone though.
Clementine Kruczynski: Male or female?
Joel Barish: Female... female...
Clementine: At least I'm not barking up the wrong tree!"
-'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.'
54."Come back and make up a goodbye, at least. Let's pretend we had one."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
55."I don't constantly talk! Jesus! People have to share things, Joel…"
-Clementine Kruczynski.
56."Look man, I'm telling you right off the bat I'm high maintenance. So I'm not gonna tip-toe around your marriage or whatever it is ya got goin' on there. If you wanna be with me, you're with me."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
57."Meet me… In Montauk."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
58."Clementine Kruczynski: This is it, Joel. It's going to be gone soon.
Joel Barish: I know.
Clementine Kruczynski: What do we do?
Joel Barish: Enjoy it."
-'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.'
59."You don't tell me things, Joel. I'm an open book. I tell you everything, every dang, embarrassing thing."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
60."My favorite is this ugly girl doll who I call Clementine, and I keep yelling at her, 'You can't be ugly! Be pretty!' It's weird, like if I can transform her, I would magically change, too."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
61."My embarrassing admission is I really like that you're nice, right now."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
62."You stop listening to what is true, and what is true is constantly changing."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
63. "Hi. Didn't figure you'd show your face around me again. I guess I thought you were… humiliated. You did run away, after all."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
64."Clementine: You know me, I'm impulsive.
Joel: That's what I love about you."
-'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.'
65."Joel: I had a really nice time last night.
Clementine: Nice?"
-'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.'
66."Look, I'm sorry if I came off a little nutso, I'm not really."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
67."I'm always anxious thinking I'm not living my life to the fullest."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
68."That is the oldest trick in the stalker book."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
69."I don't know! I DON'T KNOW! I'm lost! I'm scared! I feel like I'm disappearing! MY SKIN'S COMING OFF! I'M GETTING OLD! Nothing makes any sense to me! NOTHING MAKES ANY SENSE!"
-Clementine Kruczynski.
70."...you stop listening to what is true, and what is true is constantly changing."
-Clementine Kruczynski.
Mary Svevo Quotes
Mary Svevo is a receptionist at Lacuna company. The company is based on the concept of erasing people's memories for their happiness. She is the reason Clementine and Joel Barish become lovers again even after their memories were erased.
71."That was beautiful to watch, Howard. Like a surgeon or a concert pianist."
-Mary.
72."How happy is the blameless vestal' s lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray' r accepted, and each wish resign'd."
-Mary.
The above quote shows Vestal's are very happy because of their ignorance.
73."Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the better even of their blunders."
-Mary.
74."You look at a baby and it's so pure and so free, and so clean, and adults are like this mess of sadness and phobias, and Howard just makes it all go away."
-Mary Svevo.
75."I wanted to understand as much as I could about the procedure as possible..."
-Mary.
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