Stranger Than Fiction (2006) - Quotes

Conditional Acceptance of Apology

Ana Pascal: Apology accepted. But only because you stammered.

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Defiance Against the Tax Authority

Ana Pascal: Get bent, taxman!

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Life's Quality and Pancakes Interconnected

Jules Hilbert: Harold, if you pause to think, you'd realize that that answer is inextricably contingent upon the type of life being led... and, of course, the quality of the pancakes.

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The Illusion of Control Over Fate

Jules Hilbert: Meeting an insurance agent the day your policy runs out is coincidence. Getting a letter from the Emperor saying he's visiting is plot. Having your apartment eaten by a wrecking ball ... is something else entirely. Harold, you don't control your fate.

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Uncertainty and the Unknown in Knowledge

Jules Hilbert: Little did he know', That means there's something he doesn't know, which means there's something you don't know, did you know that?

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A Moment of Unexpected Clarity

Jules Hilbert: It's been a very revealing 10 seconds.

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Embracing the unpredictability of life

Jules Hilbert: * To Harold

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Existence Beyond Being a Golem

Jules Hilbert: Aren't you relieved to know you're not a Golem?

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The Complexity of Life's Narratives

Jules Hilbert: * To Harold

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The Inevitability of Death in Tragedy

Jules Hilbert: No one wants to die Harold, unfortunately we do. Harold, Harold listen to me. Harold, you will die, some day, some time; heart failure at the bank, choke on a mint. Some long drawn-out disease you've contracted on vacation, you will die. You will absolutely die. Even if you avoid this death, another will find you. And I guarantee, that it won't be nearly as poetic or as meaningful as what she's written. I'm sorry but it's ... it's the nature of all tragedies Harold. The hero dies, and the story goes on forever.

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The Necessity of Death for Art

Jules Hilbert: You have to die. It's a masterpiece.

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Questioning the Source of a Remark

Harold Crick: Alright, who just said "Harold just counted brush strokes"?

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An Unexpected Gift of Flours

Harold Crick: I brought you flours.

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Harold Crick's Abandonment of Personal Items

Harold Crick: I left my thimble and Socialist reading material at home.

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Struggling with an Unwanted Inner Voice

Harold Crick: [narrator continues] SHUT UP! No I'm not. I'm cursing you stupid voice; so shut up and leave me alone!

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Feeling Trapped in a Tragic Narrative

Harold Crick: This may sound like gibberish, but I think I'm in a tragedy.

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Finding Relief in Self-Acceptance

Harold Crick: [[w:golem|golem] I am relieved to know I am not a ].

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Gratitude for Unwanted Treats

Harold Crick: The cookies were good. Thank you for forcing me to eat them.

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Finding Comfort in Life's Small Blessings

Karen P. Eiffel: Sometimes, when we lose ourselves in fear and despair, in routine and constancy... in hopelessness and tragedy, we can thank God for Bavarian sugar cookies. And fortunately when there aren't any cookies, we can still find reassurance in a familiar hand on our skin... or a kind and loving gesture... or a subtle encouragement... or a loving embrace or an offert of comfort. Not to mention hospital gurneys and nose plugs... and uneaten Danish... and soft-spoken secrets... and Fender Stratocasters... and maybe the occasional piece of fiction. And we must remember that all these things, the nuances, the anomalies, the subtleties, which we assume only accessorize our days, are, in fact, here for a much larger and nobler cause: They are here to save our lives. I know the idea seems strange. But i also know that it just so happens to be true.

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The Unpredictability of Creative Inspiration

Karen P. Eiffel: Like anything worth writing, it came inexplicably and without method.

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Acceptance of Smoking Habit

Karen P. Eiffel: I don't need a nicotine patch, Penny; I smoke cigarettes.

Questioning Reality and Intentions

Karen P. Eiffel: Is this a joke?

Contemplating Unusual Deaths in Life

Karen P. Eiffel: Pneumonia. That's an interesting way to die.

Imagining Catastrophes in Storytelling

Karen P. Eiffel: We're imagining car wrecks!

Contemplating Extreme Choices in Everyday Life

Karen P. Eiffel: Everyone thinks about leaping off a building.

The Consequences of Innocent Actions

Karen P. Eiffel: Little did he know that this simple, seemingly innocuous act would result in his imminent death.

A Writer's Dilemma with Character Fate

Karen P. Eiffel: As much as I would like to, I simply cannot throw Harold Crick off a building.

An Ordinary Wednesday Amid Extraordinary Events

Karen P. Eiffel: And although this was an extraordinary day—a day to be remembered for the rest of Harold's life — Harold just thought it was a Wednesday.