Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

17 Quotes From 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' That Capture The Hopelessness Of Love

Why do I fall in love with every woman I see who shows me the least bit of attention?
Katie Mather
October 12, 2016
“Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating.”
— Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: talk, Communication
“Why do I fall in love with every woman I see who shows me the least bit of attention?”
— Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Falling In Love, Attention
“Joel: I can't see anything that I don't like about you.

Clementine: But you will! But you will. You know, you will think of things. And I'll get bored with you and feel trapped because that's what happens with me.

Joel: Okay.

Clementine: Okay.”
— Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Love, trapped
“Adults are, like, this mess of sadness and phobias.”
— Mary Svevo, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Adulthood, Sadness
“When I was a kid, I thought I was [ugly]. I can't believe I'm crying already. Sometimes I think people don't understand how lonely it is to be a kid, like you don't matter. So, I'm eight, and I have these toys, these dolls. 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, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: ugly, Pretty, Childhood
“What a loss to spend that much time with someone, only to find out that she's a stranger.”
— Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Loss, Stranger
“Too many guys think I'm a concept, or I complete them, or I'm gonna make them alive. But I'm just a fucked-up girl who's lookin' for my own peace of mind; don't assign me yours.”
— Clementine Kruczynski, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Woman, Concept
“Patrick: Baby, whats wrong?

Clementine: 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, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: lost, Disappearing, Nothing
“Joel: I had a really nice time last night.

Clementine: Nice?

Joel: I had the best fucking night of my entire fucking life, last night!

Clementine: Thaaaat's better!”
— Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Time Of My Life, Last Night
“Are we like those bored couples you feel sorry for in restaurants? Are we the dining dead? I can't stand the idea of us being a couple people think that about.”
— Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Boring, Couples
“Joel: 'I can't remember anything without you.'

Clementine: 'Aw, that's... very sweet. But try.'”
— Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: remember, Without You
“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.”
— Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Woman, Nice
“Clementine: I don't constantly talk! Jesus! People have to share things, Joel...

Joel: Mmmhhmmm...

Clementine: That's what intimacy is. I'm really pissed that you said that to me!

Joel: I'm sorry... I just, my life isn't that interesting.

Clementine: 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, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Intimacy, Communication, Thoughts, Passions, Love
“Please let me keep this memory, just this one.”
— Joel Barish, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Memory
“My embarrassing admission is I really like that you're nice, right now.”
— Clementine Kruczynski, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Nice, Love
“Clementine: What are you, NUTS?

Joel: It's been suggested.”
— Clementine Kruczynski, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: crazy, Suggested
“Meet me... In Montauk.”
— Clementine Kruczynski, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tagged: Famous Movie Lines