“Amélie has no boyfriend. She tried once or twice, but the results were a letdown.”Tagged: Dating, Boyfriend
“Amélie's favorite things: Looking back at the audience in a dark theatre. The details in films that no one else sees. Skipping stones. Dipping fingers into a sack of grain. Cracking the top layer of crème brûlée. Surprising strangers by returning something they'v lost.”Tagged: Favorite Things
“She'd rather imagine herself relating to an absent person than build relationships with those around her.”Tagged: Lonely, Relationships
“Failure teaches us that life is but a draft, an endless rehearsal of a show that will never play.”Tagged: Failure, Life
“Joseph: 'You're gorgeous when you blush. Like a wild flower.' Georgette: 'It's my dyspepsia.'”Tagged: Gorgeous, compliments, humor
“Luck is like the Tour de France. You wait, and it flashes past you. You have to catch it while you can.”Tagged: Luck, Time
“Any normal girl would call the number, meet him, return the album and see if her dream is viable. It's called a reality check. The last thing Amélie wants.”Tagged: Reality Check, normal
“Failed writer, failed life... I love the word 'fail.' Failure is human destiny.”Tagged: Failure, Destiny, humanity
“Life's funny. To a kid, time always drags. Suddenly you're fifty. All that's left of your childhood... fits in a rusty little box.”Tagged: Life, Time, Childhood, Adulthood
“[To her father, who is not paying attention] I had two heart attacks, an abortion, and did crack... while I was pregnant. Other than that, I'm fine.”Tagged: humor, Not Paying Attention
“Narrator: 'Amélie still seeks solitude. She amuses herself with silly questions about the world below, such as "How many people are having an orgasm right now?"' Amélie: 'Fifteen.'”Tagged: Moments, Silly, Thoughts, orgasms
“Amélie has a strange feeling of absolute harmony. It's a perfect moment. A soft light, a scent in the air, the quiet murmur of the city. A surge of love, an urge to help mankind overcomes her.”Tagged: Moments, harmony, Love, help