5 to 7 Quotes
Brian: [in his book]Thousands of years ago, somebody came up with the idea of impermanence of the beauty and inevitability of change. I'm pretty sure they had just been dumped.
Brian: I had a long time to consider the value of memory, and the idea that just because something doesn't last forever doesn't mean its worth is diminished. Maybe it was just a rationalization - easier on the soul than mourning what might have been - the life unlived. I honestly don't know, but I chose to believe in memory. I chose to believe in her. I chose to believe that the bond was never broken and that we carried each other in our hearts. As a secret singularity. She made me a writer. She made me a man.
Brian: There would be other loves. Even great loves. But she was right, only one remained perfect.
Brian: I had a long time to consider the value of memory, and the idea that just because something doesn't last forever doesn't mean its worth is diminished. Maybe it was just a rationalization - easier on the soul than mourning what might have been - the life unlived. I honestly don't know, but I chose to believe in memory. I chose to believe in her. I chose to believe that the bond was never broken and that we carried each other in our hearts. As a secret singularity. She made me a writer. She made me a man.
Brian: There would be other loves. Even great loves. But she was right, only one remained perfect.
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[last lines] Brian: I don't know if I'll ever see her again. I don't know if that's a good thing, or a bad one. But I will promise you this. Your favorite story, whatever it might be, was written for one reader.
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Arlene: I think that there are two forces on Earth you never want to be fighting. One is Mother Nature.The other is love.
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[first lines] Brian: Some of the best writing in New York won't be found in books, or movies, or plays, but on the benches of Central Park. Read the benches, and you understand.
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Brian: As little as you want to write when you're happy, that's now much you have to write when you're miserable. Your passions need to go somewhere, and this is the only place left. Your suffering has to be good for something. It's not for me to say if the words were worth the price.
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Arlene: She's lovely. It's not an ideal situation but she adores my son. Now how can you be a sensible parent and not feel warmly towards someone who adores your child? That is practically anti-social.
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Arielle: Put aside your notions about how people are, Brian. The world will surprise you with its grace if you let it.
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Brian: In New York, you're never more than 20 feet away from someone you know, or someone you're meant to know.
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Arielle: Just so you know, you're a natural lover. Your body expresses beautifully what's in your heart.
Brian: I'm just going to write that down...
Brian: I'm just going to write that down...
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Sam: A married French woman, 33 years of age, with two children. You could stop that sentence anywhere along the way, and have reason enough not to be in the relationship.
Brian: Dad...
Sam: These are the same French who didn't let us fly over their country on the way to Khadafi.
Brian: Okay, but it's not her Frenchness that's really bothering you.
Sam: No, but I can't discuss her marital or parental status, because if I do my pancreas will explode. So instead, I'm dwelling on the relatively benign, but still objectionable issue of her Frenchness.
Brian: Okay, but...
Sam: In the war, the French couldn't wait to give up their Jews.
Brian: Nobody could wait to give up their Jews...
Sam: Also, they surrendered three times in the same war. Have you any idea how hard that is to do?
Brian: What does that have to do with anything?
Sam: Because this is who you're dealing with.
Brian: Dad...
Sam: These are the same French who didn't let us fly over their country on the way to Khadafi.
Brian: Okay, but it's not her Frenchness that's really bothering you.
Sam: No, but I can't discuss her marital or parental status, because if I do my pancreas will explode. So instead, I'm dwelling on the relatively benign, but still objectionable issue of her Frenchness.
Brian: Okay, but...
Sam: In the war, the French couldn't wait to give up their Jews.
Brian: Nobody could wait to give up their Jews...
Sam: Also, they surrendered three times in the same war. Have you any idea how hard that is to do?
Brian: What does that have to do with anything?
Sam: Because this is who you're dealing with.
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Brian: Your children are amazing.
Valery: [chuckles]Thank you.
Brian: Are they real, or are they from a catalogue?
Valery: Uh, they're from a catalogue.
Valery: [chuckles]Thank you.
Brian: Are they real, or are they from a catalogue?
Valery: Uh, they're from a catalogue.
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Brian: It's one of two things. Or possibly both.
Arielle: What is?
Brian: Either no one is immune to your charms, or the world really can surprise you with its grace.
Arielle: What is?
Brian: Either no one is immune to your charms, or the world really can surprise you with its grace.
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Brian: So you're married?
Arielle: Ofcourse, what did you think?
Brian: I thought you were *not* married.
Arielle: Why would you think that?
Brian: Why would I *not* think that? For one thing you don't wear a wedding ring.
Arielle: So American. You need a sign post for everything or you'll completely lose your way.
Arielle: Ofcourse, what did you think?
Brian: I thought you were *not* married.
Arielle: Why would you think that?
Brian: Why would I *not* think that? For one thing you don't wear a wedding ring.
Arielle: So American. You need a sign post for everything or you'll completely lose your way.
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Jane: Life is a collection of moments. The idea is to have as many good ones as you can.
Brian: See, I was taught that there are no free lunches. That one day, the rent comes due, the other shoe drops and you suffer a thousand fold.
Jane: Who raised you?
Brian: Jews.
Brian: See, I was taught that there are no free lunches. That one day, the rent comes due, the other shoe drops and you suffer a thousand fold.
Jane: Who raised you?
Brian: Jews.
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Brian: In my culture, if we didn't have things to judge harshly, we wouldn't know what to do all day.
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Arielle: [in wine shop]Okay, we'll start very simply. Taste, please, this glass. Is it white or red?
Brian: [blindfolded]Red.
Arielle: My God.
Brian: [removing his blindfold]Ah, really? You gotta be shitting me!
Arielle: You have the palate of a water buffalo. That is about to change. Replace the blindfold, please. Take a small piece of baguette to cleanse the palate.
Brian: [scene shifts to a bar]Okay. Please drink from this glass. Is it the Miller High Life, or the Guinness stout?
Arielle: The Miller High Life.
Brian: Oh boy.
Arielle: What? [in French]
Arielle: Fuck!
Brian: We have a lot of work to do.
Arielle: I was sure it was Miller High Life.
Brian: Now please take a buffalo chicken wing to obliterate the palate.
Brian: [blindfolded]Red.
Arielle: My God.
Brian: [removing his blindfold]Ah, really? You gotta be shitting me!
Arielle: You have the palate of a water buffalo. That is about to change. Replace the blindfold, please. Take a small piece of baguette to cleanse the palate.
Brian: [scene shifts to a bar]Okay. Please drink from this glass. Is it the Miller High Life, or the Guinness stout?
Arielle: The Miller High Life.
Brian: Oh boy.
Arielle: What? [in French]
Arielle: Fuck!
Brian: We have a lot of work to do.
Arielle: I was sure it was Miller High Life.
Brian: Now please take a buffalo chicken wing to obliterate the palate.
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Jane: Look, if you wanna be a good writer then you can't have a mediocre life. I'll give you a baseball metaphor, because Jewish writers love them. Swing from the heels.
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Sam: [arriving at restaurant]Your mother's standing.
Brian: I know.
Arlene: They have no folding chairs here.
Sam: It's The Carlyle, Arlene. [to Arielle]
Sam: You know when we first met, she only sent back entrÚes. Now it's chairs.
Brian: I know.
Arlene: They have no folding chairs here.
Sam: It's The Carlyle, Arlene. [to Arielle]
Sam: You know when we first met, she only sent back entrÚes. Now it's chairs.
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Sam: All I'm saying is that civilization is organized by couples, for better or worse. Frequently worse, I grant you. But there's a reason for it, which is that it's not confusing.
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Arlene: [with Brian sitting in the back seat of the car]Do you remember what you said to me after the very first time we had intercourse?
Sam: Are you hungry?
Arlene: Before that.
Sam: Yes, I remember. [they kiss]
Sam: Are you hungry?
Arlene: Before that.
Sam: Yes, I remember. [they kiss]
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Arielle: A 5 to 7 relationship is a relationship outside of marriage.
Brian: Seriously, the french actually block out time for that?
Arielle: No.
Brian: 1 to 3 lunch, 3 to 5 conference call, 5 to 7 commit adultery.
Arielle: Look...
Brian: Do you set aside time to break other commandments? Do you cover at 9: 30? Worship false idols from 10 to noon?
Brian: Seriously, the french actually block out time for that?
Arielle: No.
Brian: 1 to 3 lunch, 3 to 5 conference call, 5 to 7 commit adultery.
Arielle: Look...
Brian: Do you set aside time to break other commandments? Do you cover at 9: 30? Worship false idols from 10 to noon?
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Brian: Arielle, you're older than I am, you're wiser I'm sure and you've seen much more of the world. And you're beautiful, and elegant, and smart, and funny, and interesting, and you feel like family which is wonderful.
Arielle: Are you seriously telling me that the but is coming at the end of this sentence?
Arielle: Are you seriously telling me that the but is coming at the end of this sentence?
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Brian: Sometimes, life is... really something.
Arielle: Maybe you should write fortune cookies.
Arielle: Maybe you should write fortune cookies.
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Arlene: Tell us about yourself.
Arielle: Well, I am 33, married and the mother of two. [Arlene sits]
Sam: Waiter, Canadian Club.
Arielle: Well, I am 33, married and the mother of two. [Arlene sits]
Sam: Waiter, Canadian Club.
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Sam: Can I finish this conversation?
Arlene: You have finished it eight times.
Sam: In 30 years, I don't remember once ever being able to finish a sentence.
Arlene: Well, with your subjects, you don't deserve predicates.
Sam: Oh! What is that? A grammar insult? A syntax barb?
Arlene: You have finished it eight times.
Sam: In 30 years, I don't remember once ever being able to finish a sentence.
Arlene: Well, with your subjects, you don't deserve predicates.
Sam: Oh! What is that? A grammar insult? A syntax barb?
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