Memorable Quotes from Meg Ryan
29 quotesA Butterfly's Journey Through the Subway
Kathleen Kelly
Once I read a story about a butterfly in the subway, and today I saw one. I couldn't believe it. It got on at 42nd -- and got off at 59th, where I assume it was going to Bloomingdale's to buy a hat that will turn out to be a mistake. As almost all hats are.
[to Joe Fox (NY152) in email]
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The Nature of Destiny and Accident
Annie Reed
Destiny is something we've invented because we can't stand the fact that everything that happens is accidental.
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The Reality of Togetherness and Loneliness
Alice Green
No Michael, we're supposed to try to be real. And when you feel alone, you are not together, and that is real.
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The Meaning of Nothing in Communication
Kathleen Kelly
The odd thing about this form of communication is that you're more likely to talk about nothing than something. But I just want to say that all this nothing has meant more to me than so many somethings.
[to Joe Fox (NY152) in email]
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Suspicion and Humor in Everyday Life
Kathleen Kelly
You were spying on me, weren't you? You probably rented those children.
[to Joe Fox]
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Comment on a Disappointing Outfit
Alice Green
That is a sad little ensemble!
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Self-Hate and the Hope for Redemption
Alice Green
It's horrifying how much you can hate yourself for being low and weak and he couldn't save me from that. So I turned it on him; I tried to empty it onto him. But there was always more, you know. When he tried to help, I told him that he made me feel small and worthless. But nobody makes us feel that, we do that for ourselves. I shut him out because I knew if he ever really saw who I was inside, that he wouldn't love me. And we're separated now, he's moved away, and it was so hard not to beg him to stay. And I don't know if I'm going to get a second chance, but I have to believe. That I deserve one. Because we all do.
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A Plea for Connection and Togetherness
Pamela Courson
Jim, don't go away! Come dance with me!
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Awakening to a Greater Existence
Maggie Rice
Something happened in that room. I got this jolt that... something bigger is out there. Something bigger than me, bigger than you. Does that sound crazy?
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Contemplating the Nature of Our Fight
Maggie Rice
We fight for people’s lives, right? Do you ever wonder who it is we're fighting with?
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A Moment of Patience and Presence
Pamela Courson
Take your time, Jim... There's no hurry, I'm all you have to do tonight.
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Life with You is a Mixed Journey
Rita Boyle
Life's a busman's holiday with you!
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Critique of Modern Name Trends
Kathleen Kelly
Joe. Just call me Joe. As if you were one of those stupid 22-year-old girls with no last name. Hi, I'm Kimberley. Hi, I'm Janice. Don't they know you're supposed to have a last name? It's like they're an entire generation of cocktail waitresses.
[to Joe Fox]
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A Moment of Connection on the Pier
Barbara
I was in Atlantic City with my family. Cliff was a waiter. He wasn't even supposed to work that night, and suppose he hadn't? He asked me to take a midnight walk on the Steel Pier. I've probably told you this a million times, but I don't care. And then he held my hand. At one point I looked down and I couldn't tell which fingers were his and which were mine. And I knew.
Annie Reed
What?
Barbara
You know.
Annie Reed
What?
Barbara
Magic. It was magic.
Annie Reed
Magic.
Barbara
I knew we would be together forever, and that everything would be wonderful, just the way you feel about Walter. Walter. It's quite a formal name, isn't it?
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Yearning for Connection and Destiny
Kathleen Kelly
I wanted it to be you. I wanted it to be you so badly.
[to Joe Fox]
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Struggling with Hidden Addiction
Alice Green
I drink a quart a day. It's vodka so you couldn't smell it.
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The Impact of Childhood Reading on Identity
Kathleen Kelly
I started helping my mother after school here when I was six years old. And I used to watch her. And it wasn't that she was just selling books, it was that she was helping people become whoever it was (that) they were going to turn out to be. Because when you read a book as a child it becomes part of your identity in a way that no other reading in your whole life does...
[to Joe Fox, after first meeting him in "The Shop Around the Corner"]
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Anticipation of Consequences
Alice Green
I'm waiting for my spanking.
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The Complexity of Fate and Love
Maggie Rice
I don't understand a God who would let us meet, if there's no way we could ever be together.
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Identity Beyond Fame
Pamela Courson
You're a poet, not a rock star.
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Reflections on Life and Courage
Kathleen Kelly
Sometimes I wonder about my life. I lead a small life. Well, valuable, but small. And sometimes I wonder, do I do it because I like it, or because I haven't been brave? So much of what I see reminds me of something I read in a book, when shouldn't it be the other way around? I don’t really want an answer. I just want to send this cosmic question out into the void. So goodnight, dear void.
[to Joe Fox (NY152) in email]
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Struggling with Unresolved Pain and Frustration
Alice Green
Fuck that! Fuck making it better. It's not getting better! I don't know how to make it better and I swear to God you don't either!
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Request for Contact Information
Maggie Rice
No dying yet, Mr. Messinger. Not until you give me Seth's phone number.
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Reflecting on Cherished Relationships
Maggie Rice
When they ask me what I liked best, I'll tell them, it was you.
[to Seth]
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Struggling with the decision to move on
Kathleen Kelly
It will be really easy to stop seeing him, because .... I'm not.
[to Christina]
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The Possibility of Renewed Love
Alice Green
I think I could love you again if you could, for once, say "I don't know.
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Concerns Over Jim's Disorganization and Handwriting
Pamela Courson
What am I gonna do about these papers? Jim, Jim—you really need to organize this stuff! You handwriting's just like a little kid! My God look at this. I wonder if William Blake was ever this disorganized.
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Temporary Ink Expression
Alice Green
It's a press-on tattoo!
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The Illusion of Movie Love
Annie Reed
Now that was when people KNEW how to be in love. They knew it! Time, distance... nothing could separate them because they knew. It was right. It was real. It was...
[about An Affair to Remember]
Becky
A movie! That's your problem! You don't want to be in love. You want to be in love in a movie.
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