2046 (film) Quotes

“In love you can't bring on a substitute.”

“I have a secret to tell you. Will you leave with me?”

“As I recall, that's the very last time we saw each other.”

“When the Peony blooms, she stands tall. Does she mean no or yes?”

“Take care. Maybe one day you'll escape your past. If you do, look for me.”

“Why can't it be like before? Please don't go. Stay with me tonight. Let me borrow you.”

“Rotten Tomatoes: 2046”

“When you don't take "no" for an answer, there is still a chance you'll get what you want.”

“Whenever someone asked why I left 2046, I always gave them some vague answer. It was easier.”

“Wikipedia: 2046 (film)”

“Internet Movie Database (IMDb): 2046”

“I want to know how you feel. I'm scared to hear your answer but, I need to know. Do you like me? Or not. Leave with me.”

“He didn't turn back. It's as if he boarded a very long train headed for a drowsy future through the unfathomable night.”

“Do you remember you asked me if there was anything I wouldn't lend? I've given it a lot of thought and now I know there is one thing I'll never lend to anyone.”

“I once fell in love with someone. I couldn't stop wondering if she loved me back. I found an android which looked just like her. I hoped she would give me the answer.”

“I once fell in love with someone. After a while she was gone. I couldn't stop wondering if she loved me or not. I went to 2046 hoping to find her there. But I never found her.”

“Love is all a matter of timing.
It's no good meeting the right person too soon or too late.
If I'd lived in another time or place...
...my story might have had a very different ending.”

“Everyone who goes to 2046 has the same intention, they want to recapture lost memories. Because in 2046 nothing ever changes. But, nobody knows if that is true or not because no-one has ever come back.”

“I slowly began to doubt myself.
Maybe the reason she didn't answer was not that her reactions were delayed but simply that she didn't love me.
So at last, I got it. It's entirely beyond my control.
The only thing left for me... was to give up.”

“Do you know what people did in the old days when they had secrets they didn't want to share? They'd climb a mountain, find a tree, carve a hole in it, whisper the secret into the hole and cover it up with mud. That way, nobody else would ever learn the secret...”