Memento Quotes
Leonard Shelby: Hi. Uh, Lincoln Street?
Waiter: Oh, you just take the main road...
Leonard Shelby: Hang on, let me write this down.
Waiter: Oh, it's easy. You just...
Leonard Shelby: Trust me, I need to write this down.
Waiter: Oh, you just take the main road...
Leonard Shelby: Hang on, let me write this down.
Waiter: Oh, it's easy. You just...
Leonard Shelby: Trust me, I need to write this down.
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Leonard Shelby: I always thought the joy of reading a book is not knowing what happens next.
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Leonard Shelby: If we talk for too long, I'll forget how we started. Next time I see you, I'm not gonna remember this conversation. I don't even know if I've met you before. [pause]
Leonard Shelby: I've told you this before, haven't I?
Leonard Shelby: I've told you this before, haven't I?
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Natalie: But even if you get revenge you're not gonna remember it. You're not even going to know that it happened.
Leonard Shelby: My wife deserves vengance. Doesn't make a difference whether I know about it. Just becuase there are things I don't remember doesn't make my actions meaningless. The world doesn't just disappear when you close your eyes, does it? Anyway, maybe I'll take a photograph to remind myself, get another freaky tattoo.
Leonard Shelby: My wife deserves vengance. Doesn't make a difference whether I know about it. Just becuase there are things I don't remember doesn't make my actions meaningless. The world doesn't just disappear when you close your eyes, does it? Anyway, maybe I'll take a photograph to remind myself, get another freaky tattoo.
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Leonard Shelby : You know, I can remember so much. The feel of the world... her. [ sighs ]
Leonard Shelby : She's gone. And the present is trivia, which I scribble down as fucking notes.
Leonard Shelby : She's gone. And the present is trivia, which I scribble down as fucking notes.
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Natalie : What's the last thing that you do remember?
Leonard Shelby : My wife...
Natalie : That's sweet.
Leonard Shelby : ...dying.
Leonard Shelby : My wife...
Natalie : That's sweet.
Leonard Shelby : ...dying.
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Leonard Shelby : I meet Sammy through work. Insurance. I was an investigator. I'd investigate the claims to see which ones were phony. I had to see through people's bullshit. It was useful experience, 'cause now it's my life.
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Burt Hadley : Oh shit. This is the wrong room. You're in 304 now. I'm sorry. I fucked up.
Leonard Shelby : This is not my room?
Burt Hadley : No, come on, let's go.
Leonard Shelby : Why is this my handwriting?
Burt Hadley : ...This was your room, but now you're in 304.
Leonard Shelby : When was I in here?
Burt Hadley : Last week. But then I rented you another room on top of it.
Leonard Shelby : Why?
Burt Hadley : Business is slow. I mean, I told my boss about the - your condition and stuff, and he said try and rent him another room.
Leonard Shelby : So how many rooms am I checked into in this shit-hole?
Burt Hadley : Just two, so far.
Leonard Shelby : Well, at least you're being honest about ripping me off.
Burt Hadley : Well, you're not gonna remember anyway.
Leonard Shelby : You don't have to be *that* honest, Burt.
Burt Hadley : Leonard, always get a receipt.
Leonard Shelby : That's good advice. I'll have to write that down.
Leonard Shelby : This is not my room?
Burt Hadley : No, come on, let's go.
Leonard Shelby : Why is this my handwriting?
Burt Hadley : ...This was your room, but now you're in 304.
Leonard Shelby : When was I in here?
Burt Hadley : Last week. But then I rented you another room on top of it.
Leonard Shelby : Why?
Burt Hadley : Business is slow. I mean, I told my boss about the - your condition and stuff, and he said try and rent him another room.
Leonard Shelby : So how many rooms am I checked into in this shit-hole?
Burt Hadley : Just two, so far.
Leonard Shelby : Well, at least you're being honest about ripping me off.
Burt Hadley : Well, you're not gonna remember anyway.
Leonard Shelby : You don't have to be *that* honest, Burt.
Burt Hadley : Leonard, always get a receipt.
Leonard Shelby : That's good advice. I'll have to write that down.
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Teddy : You're not a killer. [ pinches Leonard's cheeks ]
Teddy : That's why you're so good at it.
Teddy : That's why you're so good at it.
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Leonard Shelby : I always thought the joy of reading a book is not knowing what happens next.
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Leonard Shelby : Memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They're just an interpretation, they're not a record, and they're irrelevant if you have the facts.
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Leonard Shelby : I have to believe in a world outside my own mind. I have to believe that my actions still have meaning, even if I can't remember them. I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world's still there. Do I believe the world's still there? Is it still out there?... Yeah. We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are. I'm no different.
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Leonard Shelby : I was the only guy who disagreed with the cops - and I had brain damage.
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Leonard Shelby : We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are. I'm no different.
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Leonard Shelby : Facts, not memories. That's how you investigate. I know, it's what I used to do.
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Leonard Shelby : I don't even know how long she's been gone. It's like I've woken up in bed and she's not here... because she's gone to the bathroom or something. But somehow, I know she's never gonna come back to bed. If I could just... reach over and touch... her side of the bed, I would know that it was cold, but I can't. I know I can't have her back... but I don't want to wake up in the morning, thinking she's still here. I lie here not knowing... how long I've been alone. So how... how can I heal? How am I supposed to heal if I can't... feel time?
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Leonard Shelby : [ looking at a near-empty bottle of alcohol in his hand ] Hmmm. I don't feel drunk.
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Teddy : You don't know who you are anymore.
Leonard Shelby : Of course I do. I'm Leonard Shelby. I'm from San Francisco.
Teddy : No, that's who you were. Maybe it's time you started investigating yourself.
Leonard Shelby : Of course I do. I'm Leonard Shelby. I'm from San Francisco.
Teddy : No, that's who you were. Maybe it's time you started investigating yourself.
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[ finding a beaten man in his closet ]
Leonard Shelby : ...who did this to you?
Dodd : What?
Leonard Shelby : Who did this to you?
Dodd : You did.
Leonard Shelby : ...who did this to you?
Dodd : What?
Leonard Shelby : Who did this to you?
Dodd : You did.
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Natalie : But even if you get revenge you're not gonna remember it. You're not even going to know that it happened.
Leonard Shelby : My wife deserves vengance. Doesn't make a difference whether I know about it. Just becuase there are things I don't remember doesn't make my actions meaningless. The world doesn't just disappear when you close your eyes, does it? Anyway, maybe I'll take a photograph to remind myself, get another freaky tattoo.
Leonard Shelby : My wife deserves vengance. Doesn't make a difference whether I know about it. Just becuase there are things I don't remember doesn't make my actions meaningless. The world doesn't just disappear when you close your eyes, does it? Anyway, maybe I'll take a photograph to remind myself, get another freaky tattoo.
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Teddy : You know, I've had more rewarding friendships than this one. Although I do get to keep telling the same jokes.
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Leonard Shelby : These tracks are just a few days old.
Teddy : What are you, Pocahontas?
Teddy : What are you, Pocahontas?
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Leonard Shelby : I don't think they'd let someone like me carry a gun.
Teddy : I fucking hope not.
Teddy : I fucking hope not.
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