17 'Frances Ha' Quotes That Are Painfully Relatable If You're An Undateable 20-Something

17 quotes

I'm so embarrassed. I'm not a real person yet.

“It's that thing when you're with someone, and you love them and they know it, and they love you and you know it... but it's a party... and you're both talking to other people, and you're laughing and shining... and you look across the room and catch each other's eyes... but - but not because you're…”

— Greta Gerwig, Frances, amazon.com

Tagged: Relationships, Life, Dating, Person, forever person

“Sometimes it's good to do what you're supposed to do when you're supposed to do it.”

— Greta Gerwig, Frances, amazon.com

Tagged: Do What You Love

“Benji: 'Are you still undateable?' Frances: 'Oh yes, very undateable.'”

— Greta Gerwig, Michael Zegen, Frances, Benji, amazon.com

Tagged: Undateable, Dating

“I'm so embarrassed. I'm not a real person yet.”

— Greta Gerwig, Frances, amazon.com

Tagged: Real Person

“I'm not messy, I'm busy.”

— Greta Gerwig, Frances, amazon.com

Tagged: Busy, Messy

“Sophie, I fucking held your head while you cried! I bought special milk for you. I know where you hide your pills. Don’t treat me like a three-hour brunch friend!”

— Greta Gerwig, Frances, amazon.com

Tagged: Friendships, fights

“Andy: 'So what do you do?' Frances: 'Eh... It's kinda hard to explain.' Andy: 'Because what you do is complicated?' Frances: 'Eh... Because I don't really do it.'”

— Greta Gerwig, Josh Hamilton, Frances, Andy, amazon.com

Tagged: Work, Jobs, Career, Funny, Complicated

“I'm too tall to marry.”

— Greta Gerwig, Frances, amazon.com

Tagged: Marriage, Dating, Funny, appearances

“I think it's a great day. I ate an egg bagel that Lev's slut made me. I internet-acquired three pairs of very rare Ray Bans. I'm doing awesome.”

— Michael Zegen, Benji, amazon.com

Tagged: Great Day

“The only people who can afford to be artists in New York are rich.”

— Mickey Sumner, Sophie, amazon.com

Tagged: Artists, New York

“Frances: 'I'm poor.' Benji: 'That's actually offensive to poor people.'”

— Benji, Greta Gerwig, Michael Zegen, Frances, amazon.com

Tagged: humor, Life, New York

“I have trouble leaving places.”

— Greta Gerwig, Frances, amazon.com

Tagged: Leaving, moving, Moving On

“It's just this apartment is very... aware of itself.”

— Mickey Sumner, Sophie, amazon.com

Tagged: Apartments, Living

“I like things that look like mistakes.”

— Greta Gerwig, Frances, amazon.com

Tagged: Mistakes

“It's after three, I can drink.”

— Michael Zegen, Benji, amazon.com

Tagged: Drink, Drinking

“But your blog looks so happy.”

— Greta Gerwig, Frances, amazon.com

Tagged: Happiness, Blog

“Frances: 'Do I look old to you?' Benji: 'No. Yes.' Frances: 'How old?' Benji: 'Older than I am.' Frances: 'Older than 27?' Benji: 'No. 27 is old, though.'”

— Greta Gerwig, Michael Zegen, Frances, Benji, amazon.com

Tagged: Aging, Growing Up, Old