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Unspoken Feelings and Misunderstandings in Love
Lloyd Dobler
What? I'm sorry I said that. Forget I said it, it's what I thought I meant, but...
[after saying he loves her]
Diane Court
Lloyd...
Lloyd Dobler
...forget it.
Diane Court
I love you," okay?
[making air quotes]
Lloyd Dobler
What is that? What are you doing with your hands?
Diane Court
Don't! Don't be - !
Lloyd Dobler
Talk to me, you're talking like that girl, Sheila!
Diane Court
Don't be mean, this is hard for me too.
Lloyd Dobler
Then don't do it.
[pauses]
Diane Court
Shit. Just take this pen, please, and write me?
[She turns away from him and takes the pen from her coat pocket]
Lloyd Dobler
I can't believe this. You just broke up with me.
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A Letter's Arrival and Its Impact
Lloyd Dobler
Check your mail tomorrow. I sent you a letter, a letter.
Diane Court
Your letter came yesterday.
Lloyd Dobler
It did?
Diane Court
Uh-huh. It was wonderful.
Lloyd Dobler
Why didn't you tell me?
Diane Court
It was wonderful.
Lloyd Dobler
I've never sent a letter like that, you know? I mean, I felt like I wanted to tell you something, but I didn't put it in the letter, and I didn't say it, but I want to say it now, I'm not sure if I should say it, you know, cause people always say it and don't mean it, but I think that I mean it, so, um, I just wanted to tell you...
Diane Court
No, we don't have to say it.
Lloyd Dobler
How do you know what I'm going to say?
Diane Court
I don't know what you're going to say, but I think that...
Lloyd Dobler
I was just going to tell you that I love you. I said it.
[pause]
Diane Court
I know. Lloyd, let's not start putting things on this level.
Lloyd Dobler
What? This is a good level, isn't it?
Diane Court
How can I look at you and say this?
Lloyd Dobler
Say what?
Diane Court
I think that we should spend some time apart.
Lloyd Dobler
What's wrong?
Diane Court
Well, I need to study, and...
Lloyd Dobler
You need to study?
Diane Court
Yeah.
Lloyd Dobler
Okay, how much time do you need? I mean, you know, I mean you'll be leaving in a little while, so that's answered some questions.
Diane Court
We'll see.
Lloyd Dobler
Okay. It's good knowing this.
Diane Court
Yeah, uh-huh.
Lloyd Dobler
Okay, what did we just decide?
Diane Court
We decided...
Lloyd Dobler
Cause I'm worried, did you just break up with me?
Diane Court
No, no.
Lloyd Dobler
It sounded like you did.
Diane Court
No. We decided that we're friends. I mean, I know it's a terrible word...
Lloyd Dobler
Well, if we're friends, why can't we see each other?
Diane Court
I think that we should stop going out on dates.
Lloyd Dobler
I feel like a dick. You must think I'm a dick.
Diane Court
No, I don't, I don't.
Lloyd Dobler
Yeah you do.
Diane Court
Lloyd, we shared the most intimate thing two people can share.
Lloyd Dobler
You shared it with a dick.
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Heartbreak and Longing for Connection
Lloyd Dobler
She broke up with me. What do I do? Can she come back? How can I get her back? I can't - I can't get her to talk to me. It's all so fucked up. I feel like crying. She gave me a pen. I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen.
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The Complexity of Good and Bad Experiences
Diane Court
I have this theory of convergence, that good things always happen with bad things. I know you have to deal with them at the same time, but I just don't know why they have to happen at the same time. I just wish I could work out some schedule. Am I just babbling? Do you know what I mean?
Lloyd Dobler
No.
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Rejecting Conventional Career Paths
Lloyd Dobler
I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that.
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Reflections on Love and Reality
Lloyd Dobler
Maybe I didn't really know you. Maybe you were just a mirage. Maybe the world is full of food and sex and spectacle and we're all just hurling towards an apocalypse, in which case it's not your fault. I'm been thinking about all these things and... you're probably standing there monitoring. And one more thing - about the letter. Nuke it. Flame it. Destroy it. - It hurts me to know it's out there. Later.
[leaving a message for Diane]
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Seeking a Challenge for Greatness
Lloyd Dobler
I am looking for a "dare to be great" situation.
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Discovering Lloyd Dobler's Charismatic Appeal
Taglines
To know Lloyd Dobler is to love him. Diane Court is about to know Lloyd Dobler.
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Friendship with Potential Amidst Social Challenges
Diane Court
I just can't have any social life right now.
Lloyd Dobler
Don't worry about it. We're just having coffee. We'll be anti-social.
Diane Court
Be friends?
Lloyd Dobler
Yeah. With potential.
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A Journey of Love and Connection
Taglines
A Lloyd meets girl story
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A Commitment to Love and Career
Lloyd Dobler
What I really want to do with my life - what I want to do for a living - is I want to be with your daughter. I'm good at it.
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Pride and Identity in Relationships
D.C.
Lloyd, why do you have to be like this?
Lloyd Dobler
Cause I'm a guy. I have pride.
Corey Flood
You're not a guy.
Lloyd Dobler
I am.
Corey Flood
No. The world is full of guys. Be a man. Don't be a guy.
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Defying Doubt in Great Success Stories
Diane Court
Nobody thinks it will work, do they?
Lloyd Dobler
No. You just described every great success story.
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A Moment of Apology and Uncertainty
Diane Court
Lloyd, I'm sorry.
Lloyd Dobler
What do you want?
Diane Court
I'm sorry.
Lloyd Dobler
What do you want?
Diane Court
My father's guilty. He lied to me, he lied to everybody. I just left home... I need you.
Lloyd Dobler
You do?
Diane Court
Everything else means nothing to me. If I hurt you again, I'll die. I love you.
Lloyd Dobler
What?
Diane Court
I love you. How many more times do I have to say it?
Lloyd Dobler
One more would be nice.
Diane Court
I love you... please. I love you.
Lloyd Dobler
One question: do you need... someone, or do you need me?... Forget it, I don't really care.
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Uncertainty in a Moment of Connection
Diane Court
Are you shaking?
[after they sleep together for the first time]
Lloyd Dobler
No.
Diane Court
You're shaking.
Lloyd Dobler
I don't think so.
Diane Court
You're cold.
Lloyd Dobler
I don't think I am.
Diane Court
Then why are you shaking?
Lloyd Dobler
I don't know. I think I'm happy.
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Temporary Distractions in Relationships
Jim Court
You're not a permanent part of her life. You're a distraction.
Lloyd Dobler
I'm the distraction that's going with her to England, sir.
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A Love Driven by Determination and Potential
Taglines
She's got every thing going for her. He's going for her with every thing he's got.
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Questioning Advice on Women and Relationships
Denny
Man, all you gotta do is find a girl that looks just like her, nail her, and then dump her, man. Get her of your mind.
Mark
Your only mistake is that you didn't dump her first. Diane Court is a show pony. You need a stallion, my friend. Walk with us and you walk tall.
Luke
Bitches, man.
Lloyd Dobler
I got a question. If you guys know so much about women, how come you're here at like the Gas n Sip on a Saturday night completely alone drinking beers with no women anywhere?
Joe
By choice, man.
[pause]
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