500 Days of Summer

29 Quotes From '500 Days Of Summer' To Remind You That Love Is Dead

This is a story of boy meets girl, but you should know upfront, this is not a love story.
Katie Mather
October 24, 2016
“I love how she makes me feel, like anything's possible, or like life is worth it.”
— Tom, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Love, Feel, possibilities, Life, Worth It
“This is a story of boy meets girl. The boy, Tom Hansen of Margate, New Jersey, grew up believing that he'd never truly be happy until the day he met 'the one.' This belief stemmed from early exposure to sad British pop music and a total misreading of the movie 'The Graduate.'

The girl, Summer Finn of Shinnecock, Michigan, did not share this belief. Since the disintegration of her parent's marriage she'd only loved two things. The first was her long dark hair. The second was how easily she could cut it off and not feel a thing.

Tom meets Summer on January 8th. He knows almost immediately she is who he has been searching for. This is a story of boy meets girl, but you should know upfront, this is not a love story.”
— The Narrator, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Love Story, The One
“People don't realize this, but loneliness is underrated.”
— Tom, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Love, Loneliness
“Do you ever do this: you think back on all the times you've had with someone and you just replay it in your head over and over again and you look for those first signs of trouble?”
— Tom, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Love, Signs Of Trouble
“Most days of the year are unremarkable. They begin and they end with no lasting memory made in between. Most days have no impact on the course of a life.”
— The Narrator, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Life, unremarkable, Memories
“It's these cards and the movies and the pop songs, they're to blame for all lies and the heartache, everything.”
— Tom, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Love, cards, Movies, Songs, Heartache, Lies
“Summer: 'I just... I just woke up one day and I knew.'

Tom: 'Knew what?'

Summer: 'What I was never sure of with you.'”
— Tom, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Dating, Love, Heartbreak
“Tom: 'What happened? Why? Why didn't they work out?'

Summer: 'What always happens. Life.'”
— Tom, Summer, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Dating, Love, Heartbreak
“Summer [Tom is listening to headphones in an elevator with Summer. She notices the music]: 'I love the Smiths.'

Tom: 'Sorry?

Summer: 'I said I love the Smiths.'
[They stare at each other for a moment]
'You... You have good taste in music.'

Tom [Repeating after her]: 'You... like the Smiths?'

Summer [Singing]: 'To die by your side, such a heavenly way to die.'

Summer [Speaking]: 'I love em.'

[Elevator stops, Summer leaves while Tom remains dumbfounded]

Tom: 'Holy shit.'”
— Tom, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Love, Falling In Love, Music
“Tom: 'Look, we don't have to put a label on it. That's fine. I get it. But, you know, I just... I need some consistency.'

Summer: 'I know.'

Tom: 'I need to know that you're not gonna wake up in the morning and feel differently.'

Summer: 'And I can't give you that. Nobody can.'”
— Tom, Summer, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Love, Heartbreak, Dating, Labels
“Summer: 'Well, you know, I guess it's 'cause I was sitting in a deli and reading Dorian Gray and a guy comes up to me and asks me about it and... now he's my husband.'

Tom: 'Yeah. And... So?'

Summer: 'So, what if I'd gone to the movies? What if I had gone somewhere else for lunch? What if I'd gotten there 10 minutes later? It was, it was meant to be. And... I just kept thinking... Tom was right.'

Tom: 'No.'

Summer: 'Yeah, I did. [Laughs] I did. It just wasn't me that you were right about.'”
— Tom, Summer, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Love, Heartbreak, Dating
“People buy cards 'cause they can't say how they feel or they're afraid too. We provide the service that lets them off the hook. You know what? I say to hell with it. Let's level with America. At least let them speak for themselves! Right? I mean, look! What-What is this? What does it say? 'Congratulations on your new baby.' Right? How 'bout, 'Congratulations on your new baby. Guess that's it for hanging out. Nice knowing you.'”
— Tom, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: cards, Feelings, humor
“Narrator: 'As he listened, Tom began to realize that these stories weren't routinely told. These were stories one had to earn. He could feel the wall coming down. He wondered if anyone else had made it this far. Which is why the next six words changed everything.'

Summer: 'I've never told anybody that before.'

Tom: 'I guess I'm not just anybody.'”
— The Narrator, Tom, Summer, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Love, Falling In Love, Stories, Secrets
“Tom: 'What happens if you fall in love?'

Summer: 'Well, you don't believe that, do you?'

Tom: 'It's love. It's not Santa Claus.'”
— Tom, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Love, Dating
“Summer: 'We're just fr—'

Tom: 'No! Don't pull that with me! This is not how you treat your friend! Kissing in the copy room? Holding hands in IKEA? Shower sex? Come on! Friends my balls!'”
— Tom, Summer, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Love, Dating, Friends
“It's official. I'm in love with Summer.

I love her smile. I love her hair. I love her knees. I love how she licks her lips before she talks. I love her heart-shaped birthmark on her neck. I love it when she sleeps.”
— Tom, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Love, Dating, In love
“I hate her crooked teeth. I hate her 1960s haircut. I hate her knobby knees. I hate her cockroach-shaped splotch on her neck. I hate the way she smacks her lips before she talks. I hate the way she sounds when she laughs.”
— Tom, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Heartbreak
“Summer: 'I named my cat after Springsteen.'

Tom: 'No kidding. What was his name?'

Summer: '...Bruce.'

Tom: 'Oh... That makes sense.'”
— Tom, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: humor, Pets, Date
“Summer: 'All we ever do is argue!'

Tom: 'THAT IS BULLSHIT!'”
— Tom, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Arguing, Dating, Relationships
“Partygoer: 'So Tom, what is it that you do?'

Tom: 'I, uh, I write greeting cards.'

Summer: 'Tom could be a really great architect if he wanted to be.'

Partygoer: 'That's unusual, I mean, what made you go from one to the other?'

Tom: 'I guess I just figured, why make something disposable like a building when you can make something that lasts forever, like a greeting card.'”
— Tom, Summer, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Funny, humor, Dating
“Summer: 'We've been like Sid and Nancy for months now.'

Tom: 'Summer, Sid stabbed Nancy, seven times with a kitchen knife, I mean we have some disagreements but I hardly think I'm Sid Vicious.'

Summer: 'No, I'm Sid.'

Tom: 'Oh, so I'm Nancy...?'”
— Tom, Summer, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Funny, humor, Dating, Breakups, Fight
“Tom [Starts to take a drink of champagne]: 'That was actually my nickname in college. They called me "Perfectly Adequate" Hansen.'

Summer: 'They used to call me "Anal Girl."'

[Tom nearly gags on his drink]

Summer: '...I was very neat and... organized.'”
— Tom, Summer, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: humor, College, Nicknames
“McKenzie: 'Hey, maybe you should write a book.'

Tom: 'What?'

McKenzie: 'Well, you know, Henry Miller said the best way to get over a woman is to turn her into literature.'

Tom: 'That guy had a lot more sex than me.'”
— Tom, McKenzie, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Literature, breakup, Women, Heartbreak, Sex
“I like being on my own. Relationships are messy and people's feelings get hurt. Who needs it? We're young. We live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Might as well have fun while we can and save the serious stuff for later.”
— Summer, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Relationships, Youth, Fun, Feelings
“Paul: 'So what are you exactly?'

Tom: 'I don't know.'

Paul: 'Are you her boyfriend?'

Tom: 'It's not that simple.'

McKenzie: 'Sure, it is.'

Tom: 'What, like, are we going steady? Come on, guys. You know, we're-we're adults. We know how we feel. We don't need to put labels on it. I mean, "boyfriend," "girlfriend." All that stuff is... it's really juvenile.'

McKenzie: 'You sound gay.'

Paul: 'You really do.'

Tom [Points to McKenzie]: 'Okay, first of all, your last girlfriend was Amy Sussman in seventh grade. And you dated for, like, three hours. [Points to Paul] And you... You've been with Robyn since what, like, 1998?

Paul: ''97.'

Tom: ''97. See... Shoot. I don't think the two of you are exactly authorities on modern relationships.'”
— Tom, McKenzie, Paul, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Relationships, Dating, humor
“Tom: 'It's off.'

McKenzie: 'What?'

Tom: 'Me and Summer.'

McKenzie: 'Was it ever on?'

Tom: 'No, but it could've been, in a world where good things happen to me.'

Paul: 'Yeah, well, that's not really where we live.'”
— Tom, McKenzie, Paul, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Relationships, Dating, humor, crushes, Breakups
“Why is it pretty girls think they can treat people like crap and get away with it?”
— Tom, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Heartbreak, Girls, Pretty Girls
“Okay. Settle. She's just a girl. Just a girl. She wants to keep it casual, which is why she's in my bed right now. But that's casual. That's what casual people do. That's fine. That's great.”
— Tom, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Girls, casual, Dating
“Summer: 'This is fun. You're fun.'

Tom: 'Thanks.'”
— Tom, Summer, (500) Days Of Summer
Tagged: Dating, Fun