The 45 Most Memorable Quotes from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - AnQuotes.com (2024)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a romantic sci-fi movie starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. Both of which face an unknown future after having the memory of one another erased from their minds.

Yet, in spite of it all, our destined couple prove that TRUE-LOVE has no bounds!

This is a unique film which makes you think, bringing about both laughter and tears alike.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Quotes

For further insight into the lives of Clementine Kruczynski and Joel Barish, here are 45 noteworthy Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind quotes!

1. “I can’t remember anything without you.” — Joel Barish

2. “Come back and make up a goodbye, at least. Let’s pretend we had one.” — Clementine Kruczynski

3. “Why do I fall in love with every woman I see that shows me the least bit of attention.” — Joel Barish

4. “The bloom is off the rose, at this point.” — Clementine Kruczynski

5. “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 of people think that about.” — Joel Barish

6. “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 Kruczynsk

7. “I think if there’s this truly seductive quality about Clementine, it’s that her personality promises to take you out of the mundane. It’s like an amazing, burning meteorite that will carry you to another world where things are exciting.” — Joel Barish

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8. “This is it, Joel. It’s going to be gone soon.” — Clementine Kruczynsk

9. “I wish I had stayed, too. Now I wish I had stayed. I wish I had done a lot of things. I wish I had. I wish I had stayed. I do.” — Joel Barish

10. “But you will, you will think of things and I’ll get bored with you and feel trapped because that’s what happens to me.” — Clementine Kruczynsk

11. “Yeah. I thought you knew that about me. I ran back to the bonfire, trying to outrun my humiliation, I think.” — Joel Barish

12. “Too many guys think I’m a concept, or I complete them, or I’m gonna make them alive. But I’m just a messed up girl who’s lookin’ for my own peace of mind; don’t assign me yours.” — Clementine Kruczynsk

13. “It would be different. If we could just give it another go-round.” — Joel Barish

14. “You know me, I’m impulsive.” Clementine Kruczynsk

15. “I wish I had stayed too. NOW I wish I had stayed. I wish I had done a lot of things. I wish I had… I wish I had stayed. I do.” — Joel Barish

16. “Meet me, … In Montauk.” — Clementine Kruczynsk

17. “You had the whole human race pegged.” — Joel Barish

18. “What?… What do you *want* Joel?” — Clementine Kruczynsk

19. “It would be different. If we could just give it another go-round.” — Joel Barish

20. “Look, I’m sorry if I came off a little nutso, I’m not really.” — Clementine Kruczynsk

21. “I thought I knew her so well, but I don’t know her at all. What a loss to spend that much time with someone, only to find out that she’s a stranger.” — Joel Barish

22. “Huckleberry Hound! [singing] Oh my darling, oh my darling, Oh my darling Clementine.” — Clementine Kruczynsk

23. “I’m not a stalker. You’re the one that talked to me, remember?” — Joel Barish

24. “How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot! The world forgetting, by the world, forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each prayer accepted, and each wish resigned.” — Alexander Pope

25. “I walked out the door. There’s no memory left.” — Joel Barish

26. “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.” — Clementine Kruczynsk

27. “Please let me keep this memory, just this one.” — Joel Barish

28. “I suppose so. This – this is about what it would look like.” — Howard Mierzwiak’

29. “Remember me. Try your best. Maybe we can.” — Clementine Kruczynsk

30.”[in the house on the beach] I really should go! I’ve gotta catch my ride.” — Joel Barish

31. “Random thoughts for Valentine’s Day, 2004. Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap.” — Joel Barish

32. “Blessed are those who are forgetful, for they get the better even of their blunders.” — Mary Svevo

33. “Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage, but it’s on a par with a night of heavy drinking. Nothing you’ll miss.” — Howard Mierzwiak

34. “Constantly talking isn’t necessarily communicating.” — Joel Barish

35. “That’s what intimacy is.” — Clementine Kruczynsk

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36.”You look at a baby, and it’s so pure and so free, and so clean. And adults are like this mess of sadness and phobias.” — Mary Svevo

37. “I don’t constantly talk. Jesus! People have to share things, Joel.” — Clementine Kruczynsk

38. “What a loss to spend much time with someone, only to find out that she’s a stranger.” — Joel Barish

39. “I remember that speech really well.” — Joel Barish

40. “Drink Up, Young Man. It’ll Make The Whole Seduction Part Less Repugnant.” — Clementine Kruczynsk

41. “I Wanna Call It Off!”– Joel Barish

42. “I could die right now, Clem. I’m just happy. I’ve never felt that before. I’m just exactly where I want to be.” — Joel Barish

43. “Joely, what if you stayed this time?” — Clementine Kruczynsk

44. “Well, Technically It IS Brain Damage.” — Joel Barish

45. “I had you pegged, didn’t I?” — Clementine Kruczynsk

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Official Trailer)

Eternal Sunshine Trailer – Directed by Michel Gondry and starring Jim Carrey Kate Winslet Gerry Robert Byrne, Elijah Wood and Thomas Jay Ryan. What would happen if we could erase the worst experiences and relationships from our memory? Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry combined forces to answer this very question.

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Hope these quotes inspire you to watch the movie again

And there you have it, 45 memorable quotes from the film “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”. Each one providing a better perspective on the movie itself along with its cast of characters and their personalities. So, if this sounds like your kind of movie, grab some popcorn, sit down and enjoy!

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