The Notebook Movie Quotes
Young Noah
So it's not gonna be easy. It's going to be really hard; we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, everyday. You and me... everyday.
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Noah
I am no one special. Just a common man with common thoughts. I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me, and my name will soon be forgotten, but in one respect I've succeeded as gloriously as anyone who ever lived. I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and for me that has always been enough.
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Young Noah
[reading letter over scene]
My dearest Allie, I couldn't sleep last night because I know that it's over between us... I'm not bitter anymore because I know that what we had was real... And if in some distant place in the future we see each other in our new lives, I'll smile at you with joy, and remember how we spent a summer beneath the trees, learning from each other and growing in love.
[pauses]
Young Noah
The best love is the kind that awakens the soul, and makes us reach for more, that, plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I hope to give to you forever. I love you. I'll be seeing you. Noah
[last 2 sentences read by Duke]
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Young Allie
Why didn't you write me? Why? It wasn't over for me, I waited for you for seven years. But now it's too late.
Young Noah
I wrote you 365 letters. I wrote you everyday for a year.
Young Allie
You wrote me?
Young Noah
Yes... it wasn't over, it still isn't over
[kisses Allie]
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[last lines]
Allie
Do you think our love, can take us away together?
Duke
I think our love can do anything we want it to.
Allie
I love you.
Duke
I love you, Allie.
Allie
Good night.
Duke
Good night. I'll be seeing you.
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Young Noah
It's not about following your heart and it's not about keeping your promises. It's about security.
Young Allie
What's that supposed to mean?
Young Allie
You smug bastard. I hate you for saying that.
Young Noah
You're bored Allie. You're bored and you know it. You wouldn't be here if there wasn't something missing.
Young Allie
You arrogant son of a bitch.
Young Noah
Would you just stay with me?
Young Allie
Stay with you? What for? Look at us, we're already fightin'
Young Noah
Well that's what we do, we fight... You tell me when I am being an arrogant son of a bitch and I tell you when you are a pain in the ass. Which you are, 99% of the time. I'm not afraid to hurt your feelings. You have like a 2 second rebound rate, then you're back doing the next pain-in-the-ass thing.
Young Allie
So what?
Young Noah
So it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be really hard. We're gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, for ever, you and me, every day. Will you do something for me, please? Just picture your life for me? 30 years from now, 40 years from now? What's it look like? If it's with him, go. Go! I lost you once, I think I can do it again. If I thought that's what you really wanted. But don't you take the easy way out.
Young Allie
What easy way? There is no easy way, no matter what I do, somebody gets hurt.
Young Noah
Would you stop thinking about what everyone wants? Stop thinking about what I want, what he wants, what your parents want. What do YOU want? What do you WANT?
Young Allie
It's not that simple.
Young Noah
What... do... you... want? God damn it what do you want?
Young Allie
I have to go now.
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Duke
That's my sweetheart in there. Wherever she is, that's where my home is.
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Young Allie
Now, say you're a bird.
Young Noah
If you're a bird, I'm a bird.
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Noah
Summer romances begin for all kinds of reasons, but when all is said and done, they have one thing in common. They're shooting stars, a spectacular moment of light in the heavens, fleeting glimpse of eternity, and in a flash they're gone.
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Duke
How's it hangin', Harry?
Harry
I keep trying to die, but, they won't let me.
Duke
Well, you can't have everything.
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Young Noah
We die.
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Young Allie
[after making love to Noah for the first time]
You gotta be kiddin' me. All this time, that's what I've been missin'? Let's do it again.
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Duke
They didn't agree on much. In fact they rarely agreed on anything. They fought all the time and they challenged each other everyday...
[Allie pushes Noah anyway]
Duke
...But in spite their differences, they had one important thing in common, they were crazy about each other.
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Young Allie
What? No.
Young Noah
No...?
Young Allie
No.
Young Noah
Why not?
Young Allie
I don't know, because I don't want to.
Young Noah
*Ok*, then you leave me no other choice.
Young Noah
I'm gonna ask you one more time. Will you or will you not go out with me? I think my hand's slipping.
Young Allie
Ok, Ok! Fine, I'll go out with you.
Young Noah
No, don't do me any favors.
Young Allie
No. No, I want to.
Young Noah
Say it.
Young Allie
I wanna go out with you.
Young Noah
Say it again.
Young Allie
*I wanna go out with you*!
Young Noah
All right, all right, we'll go out.
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Young Allie
It was real, wasn't it? You and me. Such a long time ago, we were just a couple of kids. But we really loved each other, didn't we?
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Young Noah
Get in the water.
Young Allie
No! I'm scared.
Young Allie
[looks at him, puzzled]
Young Allie
[hesitates]
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Young Noah
We can just finish out the summer and see what happens then.
Young Allie
Please don't do this, you don't mean it. Oh why wait until the summer ends? Why don't you do it right now?
[pushes Noah against car]
Young Allie
Huh? C'mon. Do it! Do it!
[repeatedly pushes Noah, starts hitting Noah, Noah starts hitting himself]
Young Allie
You know what? I'm gonna do it! It's over. Okay? it's over.
Young Allie
Don't touch me! I hate you! I hate you!
Young Noah
OK, I'm going.
Young Allie
Why don't you just go then?
[pushes Noah in the car]
Young Allie
Get out! Leave!
[kicks Noah's car]
Young Allie
Go!... No, no, just wait a minute, we're not really breaking up are we? Come on. This is just a fight we're having and tomorrow will be like it never happend right?
[Noah drives away]
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Lon
[to Allie]
The way I see it, I got three choices. One, I can shoot him. Two, I can kick the crap out of him. Or three, I leave you. Well, all that's no good. You see, 'cause none of those options get me you.
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Duke
Science only goes so far and then comes God.
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Martha Shaw
Look, a woman know when a man looks into her eyes and sees someone else.
Young Noah
Now you know that I want to give you all the things that you want, right? But I can't, because they're gone... They're broken.
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Duke
I was just going for a walk. I couldn't sleep.
Nurse Esther
You were going to see Miss Allie. Now you know you're not allowed. It's against the rules. You go back to your room. And as for me, I'm going downstairs to get a cup of coffee and won't be back for a while. Stay out of trouble.
[Duke walks over to Nurse Esther's counter and sees a full cup of coffee]
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Young Noah
You don't know me, but I know me.
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Young Noah
I see you got my letters, finally. What are you gonna do, Al?
Young Allie
I don't know.
Young Noah
We're back to that? Are we back there? What about the past couple of days? They happened, you know.
Young Allie
I know that they happened, and they were wonderful. But they were also very irresponsible. I have a fiancé waiting for me at a hotel who's going to be crushed when he finds out what I did.
Young Noah
So you make love to me, and go back to your husband. Was that your plan? Was that a test I didn't pass?
Young Allie
No, I made a promise to a man. He gave me a ring and I gave him my word.
Young Noah
And your word is shot to hell now, don't ya think?
Young Allie
I don't know. I'll find out when I talk to him.
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Young Allie
Painting.
Young Noah
What?
Young Allie
You asked me, what I do for me...
Young Noah
What now?
Young Allie
I love to paint.
Young Noah
Really?
Young Allie
Mmm-hmm. Most of the time I have all these thoughts bouncin' around in my head... but with a brush in my hand, the world just gets kinda quiet.
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Duke
She had come back into his life like a sudden flame; blazing and streaming into his heart. Noah stayed up all night contemplating the certain agony he knew would be his if he were to lose her twice.
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Frank
Say, how would you like some breakfast? Would you like some breakfast?
Young Allie
Breakfast?
Frank
Yeah!
Young Noah
Dad, it's ten o'clock.
Frank
Well, what's that got to do with it, you can have pancakes any damn time of night you want! Come on in, you want some breakfast?
Young Allie
Sure!
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Frank
Stammered, stuttered... what's the difference. You couldn't understand a damn thing he said.
[Allie laughing]
Frank
Anyway, I got him to read some poetry aloud and pretty soon his stuttering went away.
Young Allie
Well, that's a good idea that poetry.
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Young Noah
You're gonna kill me woman! I need sleep, I need food, to regain my strength!
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Young Noah
I'm Noah Calhoun.
Young Allie
So?
Young Noah
So it's really nice to meet you.
Edmond
Allie, who is this guy?
Young Allie
I don't know, Noah Calhoun.
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Young Noah
I know.
[they continue dancing in the street to I'll Be Seeing You]
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Duke
It was an improbable romance. He was a country boy. She was from the city. She had the world at her feet, while he didn't have two dimes to rub together.
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Young Allie
What do ya want?
[asks after he tells her he needs to regain his strength after making love all day]
Young Noah
Hmmm. I want some... uh... pancakes... and some bacon... and chicken.
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Anne
She is out foolin' around with that boy until two o'clock in the morning and it has got to stop! I didn't spend seventeen years of my life raising a daughter and giving her *everything*, so she could throw it away on a summer romance!
Anne
She will wind up with her heart broken or pregnant! Now he's a nice boy, but he's...
Young Allie
He's *what*? He is what? Tell me!
Anne
He is trash! Trash! Trash! Not for you!
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Nurse Esther
The doctor needs to see you.
Allie
Me? Now?
Nurse Esther
No, him.
Allie
But he hasn't finished reading his story.
Noah
I'll read some more when I'm through with the doctor. This shouldn't take too long.
Allie
All right.
Noah
Don't you go away. I'll be right back.
Nurse Esther
While you waiting, maybe you'd like to play the piano for a few minutes. You do like that.
Allie
I do?
Nurse Esther
Mm-hmm.
Allie
I don't know any tunes.
Nurse Esther
You can read music.
Allie
No kidding?
Nurse Esther
Mm-hmm.
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Young Allie
When I'm with Noah I feel like one person and when I'm with you I feel like someone totally different.
Lon
Allie, it's normal not to forget your first love but I want you for myself. I don't want to convince my fiancée that she should be with me.
Young Allie
You don't have to. I already know I should be with you.
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Young Noah
I'm not usually like this, I'm sorry.
Young Allie
Oh yes you are.
Young Noah
I could be fun, if you want. I could be pensive, uhh... smart, supersticious, brave? And I, uhh, I can be light on my feet. I could be whatever you want. You just tell me what you want, and I'm gonna be that for you.
Young Allie
...You're dumb.
Young Noah
I could be that.
Young Noah
Come on, one date, what's it gonna hurt?
Young Allie
Mmm, I don't think so.
Young Noah
Well what can I do to change your mind?
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Noah
He got the notion into his head that if he restored the old house where they had come that night, Allie would find a way to come back to him. Some called it a labor of love. Others called it something else. But in fact, Noah had gone a little mad.
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Anne
'Cause I might know you a little better than you think. And I don't want you waking up one morning thinking if you'd known everything you might have done something different.
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Young Noah
When I see something I like, I gotta... I love it.
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Young Noah
What am I gonna do in New York?
Young Allie
...Be with me.
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Young Noah
If you're a bird I'm a bird.
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Young Noah
You wanna walk with me.
Fin
What are you guys doing? Get in!
Young Allie
Yeah.
Young Noah
We're gonna walk.
Fin
Do you guys love each other?
[Young Noah snickers]
Fin
Oh I get it, you guys do love each other!
Young Noah
Okay. Goodbye.
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Young Noah
It's not about keeping your promises, and it's not about following your heart. It's about security.
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Allie
Did you write that?
Duke
No, that was Walt Whitman.
Allie
I think I knew him...
Duke
I think you did too.
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Frank
Well, Mr. Calho... What am I? *Old* or something? You can call me Frank.
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Duke
[to Allie - quoting Whitman]
I know you feel lost right now, but don't worry. Nothing is ever lost, nor can be lost. The body, sluggish, aged, cold, the embers left, from earlier fires, shall duly flame again.
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Fin
Her name is Allie Hamilton. She's here for the summer with her family. Dad's got more money than God.
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Young Noah
You need to learn how to trust.
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Young Allie
This place is gigantic!
Young Noah
Yeah, a gigantic piece of crap!
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Lon
Should I be worried?
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Fin
[after Noah and Allie kept saying 'You look great.']
[to Allie]
Fin
You look great.
[to Noah]
Fin
You look great. And I know I look great.
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Young Allie
What's going on?
Anne
We're going home.
Young Allie
We're leaving now?
Anne
Mm-hmm.
Young Allie
No, we're not supposed to be leaving for another week.
Anne
Get dressed, come downstairs and have some breakfast. Willa will pack your things.
Willa
Why, I'd be happy to pack your things, Miss Allie.
Young Allie
No, I don't want you to pack my things, I don't want you to touch my stuff I'm not going!
Anne
Yes, you are.
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Young Noah
Unbelievable, Unbelievable.
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Duke
Southern summers are indifferent to the trials of young love. Armed with warnings and doubts, Noah and Allie gave a remarkably convincing portrayal of a boy and a girl traveling down a very long road with no regard for the consequences.
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[first lines]
Nurse Selma
Excuse me. Come on, honey, let's get you ready for bed
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Duke
[reading story over scene - after Noah cocks his shotgun]
He told the man that offered him $5,000 over his price, that no one in his right mind would do that, and he wouldn't have a lunatic living in his house.
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Duke
Allie was surprised how quickly she fell in love with Lon Hammond. He was handsome, smart, funny, sophisticated, and charming. He also came from old Southern money and was fabulously wealthy.
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2011, USA / Great Britain, Family, Fantasy, Drama, Mystery, Adventure