Joel Barish – Character Quotes

Oh, man. I can't remember anything without you.

— I wish you'd stayed.
— I wish I'd stayed too. Now I wish I'd stayed. I wish I'd done a lot of things. Oh, God, I wish I had... I wish I'd stayed. I do.

I still thought you were gonna save my life, even after that.

— What took you so long?
— I just walked in.
— Hmmm. Do you miss me?
— Oddly enough, I do.
— Ha Ha! You said, "I do." I guess that means we're married.
— I guess so.

— It would be different... if we could just give it another go around.
— Remember me. Try your best. Maybe we can.

I'm Clementine. Can I borrow a piece of your chicken? And you picked it out of my plate before I could answer and it felt so intimate like we were already lovers.

— Wait.
— What?
— I don't know. Just wait. Just wait.
— What do you want, Joel?
— I don't know. I want you to wait for... just a while.

— What if it breaks?
— ''What if'? Do you really care right now?

Oh, God. She's punishing me. For being honest.

Why do I fall in love with every woman I see who shows me the least bit of attention?

— I'm gonna marry you. I know it.
— Um... okay.

I could die right now, Clem. I'm just... happy. I've never felt that before.

Sand is overrated. It's just tiny little rocks.

Are we like those poor 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.

— It's a pretty name, though. It really is nice. It means "merciful", right? Clemency?
— Yeah. Although it hardly fits. I'm a vindictive little bitch, truth be told.

This is the day we met. You were down by the surf. I couldjust make you out in the distance. I remember being drawn to you even then. I thought, ''Wow, how odd. I'm drawn to someone's back.''