2046 - Self-Doubt and Reflection in 2046
Chow Mo-wan:
I slowly began to doubt myself.
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2046 - The Importance of Timing in Love
Chow Mo-wan:
Love is all a matter of timing.
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2046 - The One Thing I Won't Lend
Chow Mo-wan:
Do you remember you asked me if there was anything I wouldn't lend? I've given it a lot of thought and now I know there is one thing I'll never lend to anyone.
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2046 - The Ambiguity of the Peony's Bloom
Chow Mo-wan:
When the Peony blooms, she stands tall. Does she mean no or yes?
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2046 - The Irreplaceability of Genuine Connections
Chow Mo-wan: [[love]
In ] you can't bring on a substitute.
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2046 - Final Memories of a Past Encounter
Chow Mo-wan:
As I recall, that's the very last time we saw each other.
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2046 - Hope for a Future Beyond the Past
Chow Mo-wan:
Take care. Maybe one day you'll escape your past. If you do, look for me.
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2046 - The Quest for Lost Memories in 2046
Chow Mo-wan:
Everyone who goes to 2046 has the same intention, they want to recapture lost memories. Because in 2046 nothing ever changes. But, nobody knows if that is true or not because no-one has ever come back.
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2046 - Journey into an Uncertain Future
Chow Mo-wan:
He didn't turn back. It's as if he boarded a very long train headed for a drowsy future through the unfathomable night.
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2046 - Seeking Answers Through Remembrance and Technology
Chow Mo-wan: [[love]
I once fell in ] with someone. I couldn't stop wondering if she loved me back. I found an android which looked just like her. I hoped she would give me the answer.
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2046 - Avoiding Truth Through Vague Answers
Chow Mo-wan:
Whenever someone asked why I left 2046, I always gave them some vague answer. It was easier.
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2046 - A Secret Invitation to Leave Together
Chow Mo-wan:
I have a secret to tell you. Will you leave with me?
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2046 - Persistence Can Lead to Desired Outcomes
Chow Mo-wan:
When you don't take "no" for an answer, there is still a chance you'll get what you want.
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Hero - The Connection Between Art and Skill
Nameless:
Beautiful calligraphy.
Broken Sword:
Beautiful swordplay.
Nameless:
But you have not seen me use my sword.
Broken Sword:
Without your sword this scroll would not exist.
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Hero - Questioning the Role of the Sword
Broken Sword:
Is the sword the only answer?
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In the Mood for Love - The Pain of Betrayal in Rehearsal
Su Li-zhen:
Look at me, do you have a mistress?
Chow Mo-wan:
Yes!
Su Li-zhen:
I didn't expect it to hurt that much.
Chow Mo-wan:
This is just a rehearsal.
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In the Mood for Love - Reflections on Marriage and Individuality
Chow Mo-wan:
I sometimes wonder what I'd be if I hadn't married. Have you ever thought of that?
Su Li-zhen:
Maybe happier! I didn't know married life would be so complicated! When you're single, you are only responsible to yourself. Once you're married, doing well on your own is not enough.
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In the Mood for Love - A Conversation About Communication and Feelings
Su Li-zhen:
Why didn't you call me today?
Chow Mo-wan:
I was afraid you won't like it.
Su Li-zhen:
Then don't call me ever again.
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In the Mood for Love - A Conversation About Elegance and Kindness
Chow Mo-wan:
That handbag I saw you with this evening... Where did you buy it?
Su Li-zhen:
Why do you ask?
Chow Mo-wan:
It looked so elegant. I want to get one for my wife.
Su Li-zhen:
Mr. Chow, you're so good to your wife!
Chow Mo-wan:
Not really! My wife is so fussy. Her birthday is some days away. I don't know what to get her. Could you buy one for me to give her?
Su Li-zhen:
Maybe she wouldn't want one just exactly the same.
Chow Mo-wan:
You're right, I didn't think of that.
Su Li-zhen:
A woman would mind.
Chow Mo-wan:
Yes, especially since we're neighbors. Do they come in other colors?
Su Li-zhen:
I'd have to ask my husband.
Chow Mo-wan:
Why?
Su Li-zhen:
He bought it for me on a business trip abroad. They aren't on sale here.
Chow Mo-wan:
Then never mind.
Su Li-zhen:
Actually... I want to ask you something too. Where did you buy your tie?
Chow Mo-wan:
I don't know where it came from. My wife buys all my ties.
Su Li-zhen:
Really?
Chow Mo-wan:
She bought this one on a business trip abroad. It's not on sale here.
Su Li-zhen:
What a coincidence!
Chow Mo-wan:
Yes.
Su Li-zhen:
Actually... My husband has one just like it. He said it was a gift from his boss. So he wears it every day.
Chow Mo-wan:
And my wife has a bag just like yours.
Su Li-zhen:
I know, I've seen it.
Chow Mo-wan:
What are you getting at, actually?
Su Li-zhen:
I thought I was the only one who knew.
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In the Mood for Love - A Conversation About Writing Progress
Chow Mo-wan:
I have a chapter to finish.
Su Li-zhen:
Where have you got to?
Chow Mo-wan:
The drunken master just showed up.
Su Li-zhen:
When did he get written in?
Chow Mo-wan:
Just now!
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In the Mood for Love - A Conversation on Longing and Connection
Su Li-zhen:
Why did you call me at the office today?
Chow Mo-wan:
I had nothing to do. I wanted to hear your voice.
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In the Mood for Love - Hope and Uncertainty in Relationships
Su Li-zhen:
Am I hopeless?
Chow Mo-wan:
Not really.
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In the Mood for Love - An Invitation to Share an Experience
Chow Mo-wan:
It's me. If there's an extra ticket... would you go with me?
Su Li-zhen:
It's me. If there's an extra ticket... would you go with me?
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In the Mood for Love - Keeping Secrets in the Past
Chow Mo-wan:
In the old days, if someone had a secret they didn't want to share... you know what they did?
Ah Ping:
Have no idea.
Chow Mo-wan:
They went up a mountain, found a tree, carved a hole in it, and whispered the secret into the hole. Then they covered it with mud. And leave the secret there forever.
Ah Ping:
What a pain! I'd just go to get laid.
Chow Mo-wan:
Not everyone's like you.
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Chungking Express - A Reflection on Business Acumen
Cop 663: [to Faye about previous restaurant's owner]
He has great business sense. First he sold me fish and chips, then the whole thing.
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Chungking Express - Misunderstanding about California trip revealed.
Cop 663: [after his date failed to meet him in "California" restaurant]
Actually she did go to California that evening. But it was the other one.
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Chungking Express - The Struggle of Self-Identity and Change
Cop 663: [to new soap's bar; to new towel; as it drips]
You mustn't let yourself go. You've gained weight so fast. She may have gone but life goes on. You must stop indulging yourself. You're a real disappointment to me. You've changed so much. You can't just switch personality like this. Her walking out is no excuse. It was such a relief when I saw it crying. It may look different, but it's still true to itself. It's still an emotionally charged towel.
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Chungking Express - Reflections on Loneliness and Abandonment
Cop 663: [after he finds out his apartment was flooded]
Did I leave the tap running, or is the apartment getting more tearful? I always thought it would cope okay. Didn't expect it to cry so much. When people cry, they can dry their eyes with tissues. But when an apartment cries, it takes a lot to mop it up.
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Chungking Express - Changing Course in Relationships
Cop 663:
I thought we'd stay together for the long haul, flying like a jumbo jet on a full tank. But we changed course.
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Chungking Express - Reflections on Loss and Self-Worth
Cop 663: [to soap bar; to washcloth]
Since she left, everything in the flat is sad. Everything needed lulling to sleep. You've lost a lot of weight, you know. You used to be so chubby. Have more confidence in yourself. You have to stop crying, you know. Where's your strength and absorbency? You're so shabby these days.
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Hard Boiled - Dreams of Light in the Cold
Tequila:
Don't you have any dreams?
Alan:
Yeah. I want to move down to Antarctica.
Tequila:
Freezing there. You enjoy the cold?
Alan:
It's got a lot going for it. It's always light. I'd like that after all this darkness.
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Hard Boiled - Conflicted Loyalties in Crisis
Alan:
I killed one of our own..
Tequila:
Bull.
Alan:
I'm sure I killed one of our own-
Tequila:
Bullshit!
Alan:
I definitely saw his ID!
Tequila: [Gives Alan a handgun]
You're hallucinating! How many times do I have to say it? You didn't kill a cop! You're your own worst enemy. If you can't conquer your own fears, how can you conquer anything else? Take this!
Tequila:
I shot a cop, you know. In the teahouse incident.
Alan:
I know. Pang told me.
Tequila:
I didn't know he was a cop until afterwards.
Alan:
How did you feel.
Tequila:
Worst than you do now.
Alan:
...Was the guy I shot really a cop?
Tequila:
Yeah.
Alan:
Fuck!
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Hard Boiled - A Disagreement Over Flower Preferences
Tequila: [to Alan, about all the white roses sent to his girlfriend, Teresa]
Aren't you the one who sent her all the flowers?
Teresa:
Your flowers are beautiful.
Alan:
Thanks. I just picked them at random.
Tequila:
My girlfriend hates white roses.
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Hard Boiled - Friendship and Choices in Unlikely Situations
Tequila:
Could we ever be friends?
Alan:
You got the gun. You can tell me to go out and milk a cow and I'll do it.
Tequila:
I'm sorry, I don't like milk.
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Hard Boiled - Struggling with Identity in Gangster Life
Alan:
So busy being a gangster, I don't know which me is real.
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Hard Boiled - The Burden of Creation and Destruction
Alan: [paper]
You know I hated making cranes. I make one each time I kill someone. How about it, should I make you one?
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Hard Boiled - Perceptions of Identity and Role
Alan: [[Triad (organized crime)|Triads]
To you I'm a thief, to my mother, a son, to the ] I'm a hero.
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