...
- I think your name is magical ...
- This is it, Joel. It's gonna be gone soon.
- I know.
- What do we do?
- Enjoy it.
- You married?
- No.
- Let's move into this neighborhood!
- I do sort of live with someone though.
- Male or female?
- What? Female. Female.
- At least I'm not barking up the wrong tree.
- You know these people?
- No, of course not. Come on.
- They might have a dog.
- There's no dog.
- What are you doing?
- It's freezing out.
- I can't believe this.
- Come on, man. The water's fine. Nobody's coming here tonight. Believe me.
- It's dark.
- So, what's your girlfriend's name?
- Naomi, but we're not really... I mean... We're... Whatever.
- So this is great. Now I can look for, um, candles, matches... and the liquor cabinet.
- I think we should go.
- There's no phone line. What?
- I think we should go.
- Why? It's our house... just for tonight. We are "David and Ruth Laskin." Which one do you want to be? I prefer to be Ruth, but I can be flexible.
- What are you do...
- Alcohol! Oh, boy. So, are you okay with wine?
- I don't know.
- Well, you choose the wine.
- I'm gonna go find the bedroom and slip into something more... Ruth. I'm Ruth-less at the moment.
- I really should go. I've gotta catch my ride.
- So go.
- I did. I thought maybe you were a nut, but you were exciting.
- I wish you'd stayed.
- I wish I'd stayed too. Now I wish I'd stayed. I wish I'd done a lot of things. Oh, God, I wish I had... I wish I'd stayed. I do.
- Well, I came back downstairs, and you were gone.
- I walked out. I walked out the door.
- Why?
- I don't know. I felt like a scared little kid. I was like... It was above my head. I don't know.
- You were scared?
- Yeah. Thought you knew that about me. I ran back to the bonfixire, trying to outrun my humiliation, I think.
- Was it something I said?
- Yeah. You said, "So go"... with such disdain, you know?
- Oh, I'm sorry.
- It's okay.
- Joely? What if you stayed this time?
- I walked out the door. There's no memory left.
- Come back and make up a good-bye, at least. Let's pretend we had one.
- Bye, Joel.
- I love you.
- Meet me in Montauk ...
-- Joel & Clementine - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
I wish I was the pedal break that you depended on.
I wish I was the verb to trust and never let you down.
I wish I was the radio song the one that you turned up.
I wish, I wish, I wish, I wish ... I guess it never stops ..