Before Sunset

Let me sing you a waltz
Out of nowhere, out of my thoughts
Let me sing you a waltz
About this one night stand
You were, for me, that night
Everything I always dreamt of in life
But now you're gone
You are far gone
All the way to your island of rain
It was for you just a one night thing
But you were much more to me, just so you know
I don't care what they say
I know what you meant for me that day
I just want another try, I just want another night
Even if it doesn't seem quite right
You meant for me much more than anyone I've met before
One single night with you, little Jesse, is worth a thousand with anybody
I have no bitterness, my sweet
I'll never forget this one night thing
Even tomorrow in other arms, my heart will stay yours until I die
Let me sing you a waltz
Out of nowhere, out of my blues
Let me sing you a waltz
About this lovely one night stand

• Jesse: [about his marriage] I feel like I'm running a small nursery with someone I used to date.
• I'm designed to feel slightly dissatisfied!
• Memories are wonderful things, if you don't have to deal with the past.
• Maybe what I'm saying is, is the world might be evolving the way a person evolves. Right? Like, I mean, me for example. Am I getting worse? Am I improving? I don't know. When I was younger, I was healthier, but I was, uh, whacked with insecurity, you know? Now I'm older and my problems are deeper, but I'm more equipped to handle them.
• Life's hard. It's supposed to be. If we didn't suffer, we'd never learn anything.
• Jesse: Oh, God, why didn't we exchange phone numbers and stuff? Why didn't we do that?
  Celine: Because we were young and stupid.
  Jesse: Do you think we still are?
  Celine: I guess when you're young, you just believe they'll be many people with whom you'll connect with. Later in life, you realize it only happens a few times.
  Jesse: And you can screw it up, you know, misconnect.
• Celine: The past is the past. It was meant to be that way.
  Jesse: What, you really believe that? That everything's fated?
  Celine: Well, you know, the world might be less free than we think.
• Celine: Do you think you would have finished your book if you were fucking someone every five minutes?
  Jesse: I might have welcomed the challenge.
• They enjoy the goal but not the process. But the reality of it is that the true work of improving things is in the little achievements of the day.
• I see it in the people that do the real work, and what's sad in a way is that the people that are the most giving, hardworking, and capable of making this world better, usually don't have the ego and ambition to be a leader.
• The concept is absurd. The idea that we can only be complete with another person is evil! Right?