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Movie Quote of the Day – The Bigamist, 1953 (dir. Ida Lupino)
Mr. Jordan: I can’t figure out my feelings towards you, I despise you, and I pity you. I don’t even want to shake your hand, and yet I almost wish you luck.
Movie Quote of the Day – Ir/Reconcilable, 2014 (dir. Gabrielle Fulton)
Grandpa: It’s just simple. See, everybody wanna tell you. Remember, 82% of everybody married in America ends up in divorce, so don’t get into that love stuff. It’s not about love. It’s can you be lovable? Then I’m safe with you and you’re safe with me. It’s that simple you, know?
Movie Quote of the Day – XXY, 2007 (dir. Lucía Puenzo)
Juan: Do you know what my earliest memories are? Medical examinations. I thought I was so horrible when I was born that I had to have five operations before my first birthday. That’s what they call “normalization.” It’s not surgery. It’s castration. Making her afraid of her own body is the worst thing you can do to your child.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Queen of Versailles, 2012 (dir. Lauren Greenfield)
David Siegel: Everyone wants to be rich. If they can’t be rich, the next best thing is to feel rich. And if they don’t want to feel rich, then they’re probably. . .dead.
Movie Quote of the Day – Hester Street, 1975 (dir. Joan Micklin Silver)
Gitl: Goodbye. Go in good health.
Bernstein: Goodbye to the boy.
Gitl: May you have a boy of your own one day.
Bernstein: From your mouth to God’s ear. To have a son, a man must have a wife.
Gitl: A wife you can get.
Bernstein: To whom would that I ask? What if she would say no?
Gitl: What if she would say yes?
Movie Quote of the Day – Décalage Horaire (Jet Lag), 2002 (dir. Danièle Thompson)
Rose: We’re total strangers you and me. No reason to hold back. Look, what I think of you is of no importance to you and what you think of me, well, to be honest doesn’t mean shit. So, go right ahead, ask me all the questions for which you are burning to have answers.
Movie Quote of the Day – The To Do List, 2013 (dir. Maggie Carey)
Cameron: I just want you to know that I know what you meant that night. Sex is a big deal, but it’s also not a big deal. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a big deal. But it doesn’t have to be such a big deal.
Brandy Klark: No. No, it doesn’t.
Cameron: I guess what I mean is, sometimes sex is just sex.
Brandy Klark: Yeah, sometimes sex is just sex.
Movie Quote of the Day – Sweetie, 1989 (dir. Jane Campion)
Kay: What if it does die?
Louis: What?
Kay: The tree.
Louis: Well, we’ll get another one.
Kay: Yeah, but this is our tree.
Louis: Look, it’s not gonna die. The roots grow really strong. They can split concrete.
Movie Quote of the Day – Bande de filles, 2015 (dir. Céline Sciamma)
Vic: Remember when we went to Disneyland? We were walking to the castle. I stopped and I watched you. You were happy, you were beautiful. I told myself that was a perfect moment, and I’d never forget it.
Movie Quote of the Day – I Believe in Unicorns, 2015 (dir. Leah Meyerhoff)
Davina: Morning. What did you dream about?
Sterling: I don’t dream.
Davina: What do you mean you don’t dream?
Sterling: I live my dreams.
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