Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind

Clementine: Fine. Then what, I'm listening.

Joel: I don't know. You erased me. That's why I'm here. That's why I'm doing this in the first place.

Clementine: I'm sorry.

Joel: You...you!

Clementine: You know me. I'm impulsive.

Joel: That's what I love about you.

***

Joel: It would be different, if we could just give it another go-round.

Clementine: Remember me. Try your best. Maybe we can.

***

Clementine: This is it, Joel. It's gonna be gone soon.

Joel: I know.

Clementine: What do we do?

Joel: Enjoy it.

***

Joel: I really should go! I've gotta catch my ride.

Clementine: So go.

Joel: I did. I thought maybe you were a nut, but you were exciting.

Clementine: I wish you'd stayed.

Joel: 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'd... I wish I'd stayed. I do.

Clementine: Well, I came back downstairs and you were gone!

Joel: I walked out, I walked out the door!

Clementine: Why?

Joel: I don't know. I felt like a scared little kid, I was like... it was above my head, I don't know.

Clementine: You were scared?

Joel: Yeah. I thought you knew that about me. I ran back to the bonfire, trying to outrun my humiliation, I think.

Clementine: Was it something I said?

Joel: Yeah, you said "so go." With such disdain, you know?

Clementine: Oh, I'm sorry.

Joel: It's okay.

Clementine: Joely? What if you stayed this time?

Joel: I walked out the door. There's no memory left.

Clementine: Come back and make up a good-bye at least. Let's pretend we had one. Bye Joel.

Joel: I love you.

Clementine: Meet me...in Montauk.

***

Joel: Wait!

Clementine: What?

Joel: I don't know. Just wait.

Clementine: What do you want, Joel?

Joel: Just wait. I don't know. I don't want you wait for long, just a while.

Clementine: Okay.

Joel: Really?

Clementine: I'm not a concept, Joel. I'm just a fucked-up girl who's looking for my own peace of mind. I'm not perfect.

Joel: I can't see anything that I don't like about you.

Clementine: But you will.

Joel: Right now I can't.

Clementine: 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.

***

"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."
(Eloisa to Abelard, Alexander Pope)