Stardust (2007) - Quotes

Choosing Between Pirate Death and Meeting Victoria

Yvaine: Hmm... Murdered by pirates, heart torn out and eaten, meet Victoria... Can't quite decide which sounds more fun.

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Understanding Unconditional Love

Yvaine: The little I know about love is that it's unconditional. It's not something you can buy.

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Perception versus Reality in Human Nature

Yvaine: If there's one thing I've learned in all my years watching earth—is people aren't what they may seem. There are shopboys, and, there are boys who just happen to work in shops for the time being.

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Rejecting a Misguided Romantic Gesture

Yvaine: [sarcastic, when Tristan has told her that he intends to make her a present to Victoria] But of course! Nothing says "romance" like a gift of a kidnapped injured woman! I'm not going anywhere with you!

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The Journey of a Fallen Star

Yvaine: Yeah, this is where it fell. It is. Or, if you want to get really specific, up there is where it was when this weird, bloody necklace knocked it out of the Heavens when it was minding its own business. And over there is where it landed. And right here... this is where is got hit by a magical flying moron!

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Gratitude for a Broken Heart and Freedom

Lamia: [laughs maniacally] I owe you thanks, boy. What use was her heart to me when it was broken? And you got rid of my sisters! Now I can have it all for myself.

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Loss and Meaninglessness in Lamia's Reflection

Lamia: [feigning distress] Youth, beauty.... It all seems so meaningless now. My sisters are dead, everything I cared about gone. Go. Go!

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Choice Between Comfort and Struggle

Lamia: You can ride in the carriage or be dragged behind it. Your choice.

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The Value of a Heart at Peace

Lamia: The burning golden heart of a star at peace is so much better than your frightened little heart. Even so, better than no heart at all.

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The Elusiveness of the Star

Lamia: [...] Seek all you wish! You shall not see the star, touch it, smell, or hear it! You will not perceive her even if she stands before you!

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Desire for Immortality Through Dark Means

Lamia: I seek a fallen star. She fell not far from here, and when I find her, I shall take my great knife and cut out her heart while she still lives, and the glory of our youth shall be restored!

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A Promise of Peaceful Intentions

Lamia: Oh, do shut up! I know what you are and I swear by the ordinances of the sisterhood to which we both belong, that I mean you no harm this day. I wish to share your meal.

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Return with the prize for renewal

Lamia: [their home] In my absence, I expect you to make it fit for the queens we are. When I return with our prize, all of us shall be young again.

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Determined Action in Time of Urgency

Lamia: There's no time to waste! If we must retrieve it on foot, then we shall.

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Lamia's Frustration with Witchcraft Rivalry

Lamia: You would have us hunting for a Babylon candle, while some other witch finds our star, fool!

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Lamia questions Empusa's wisdom and appearance.

Lamia: Has your mind become as decrepit as your face, Empusa? You speak as if such things are freely available.

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A Star Has Fallen, Wake Up!

Lamia: Mormo, Empusa, wake up! Now! A star has fallen!

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The Loneliness of Immortality Without Love

Tristan: You seriously think I could kill anybody? Even if I could, I mean, everlasting life? I imagine it would be kind of lonely. Well, maybe if you had someone to share it with. Someone you loved. Then it might be different.

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Recognizing True Love in Front of Us

Tristan: He told me that my true love was right in front of my eyes. And he was right.

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Traveling by Candlelight: A Unique Perspective

Tristan: I find the fastest way to travel is by candlelight.

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Longing for Comfort and Connection

Tristan: Yvaine, hold me tight and think of home.

Acceptance of a New Relationship

Tristan: It's all right, Humphrey; she's all yours. You two really are suited to one another.

A Call to Maturity and Self-Reflection

Tristan: [to Victoria] You want to grow up, and get over yourself.

Reality of the Ordinary Field

Dunstan: Because, let's be honest, it's a field. Look. Do you see another world out there? No, you see a field. Do you see anything non human? No, and you know why? Because it's a field!

Surprising Discovery of a Polar Bear's Head

Victoria: A polar bear's head!?

Reluctance to Decline an Invitation

Victoria: Well, I can't exactly say no, not after he's gone all the way to Ipswich!

Apology for Rude Behavior

Victoria: Listen, I'm sorry about Humphrey last night, he was really rude.

The Impossibility of Crossing the Wall

Victoria: You can't cross the wall. Nobody crosses the wall. Now you're just being silly.

Eternal Love and the Heart of a Star

Narrator: They ruled for 80 years. But no man can live forever, except he who possesses the heart of a star, and Yvaine had given hers to Tristan completely. When their children and grandchildren were grown, it was time to light the Babylon Candle... and they still live happily ever after.

The Nature of Human Connection to Stars

Narrator: A philosopher once asked, "Are we human because we gaze at the stars or do we gaze at the stars because we are human?" Pointless really. Do the stars gaze back? Now that's a question.