Status: Quotable

They say it better in the movies.

May 21
“Things never happen the same way twice, dear one.”

Aslan, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

EXCEPT FOR THIS LINE, which is said twice in the movie. This has always bugged me.


May 20
“Well, I’ve wrestled with reality for 35 years, Doctor, and I’m happy to state I finally won out over it.”

Elwood P. Dowd, Harvey

Happy Birthday, Jimmy Stewart!


May 19
“You gotta go where things happen.” Dave Hooch, A League of Their Own

“All things have their time. Your brother and sister have learned what they can from this world. Now it’s time for them to live in their own.”

Aslan, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

And now an actual movie quote, that I was reminded of while writing the previous post (because everything eventually reminds me of a movie quote).


“You gotta go where the smart people are. We can’t teach you anything here.”

This isn’t a quote from a movie (that I know of), but it’s what my father said to me when I called him crying on my first night of college. I was so homesick, and I didn’t know what to do or what to think or why I felt so sad, and somehow this made me feel better. Because it’s true, right? It’s not about where you want to be or how sad you are leaving home. It’s about going where you need to go to do what you need to do. And tomorrow, after four wonderful years, I’m graduating from the college I was afraid to come to, and I find myself remembering this quote. Maybe college can’t really teach me anything anymore. Maybe that’s why it’s time to go somewhere new.

Sorry, this is a very atypical post for this blog. I just wanted to share.


May 6
“I don’t think there’s one word that can describe a man’s life.”

Charles Foster Kane, Citizen Kane

Rosebud.

Happy Birthday, Orson Welles!


May 4
“You don’t want to sell me death sticks. You want to go home and rethink your life.”

Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Happy Star Wars Day! May the Fourth be with you!


May 3
“This is a revolution, damn it! We’re going to have to offend *somebody*!” John Adams, 1776

May 2

Guys! My last post was the 200th post on this blog! 200 movie quotes. I actually never thought I’d hit that many. And of course, many more to come. :)


Reason Number Infinity Why I Love McGonagall

  • Argus Filch: Students out of bed! Students in the corridor!
  • Minerva McGonagall: They are supposed to be, you blithering idiot!

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