Apr 8, 2015
One of Christopher Nolan's masterpieces, Memento depicts the story of a man who has lost the ability to construct new memories. He devices a strange system to find and investigate the killer of his wife; the last thing he remembers before he blanked out. Let's take a look at some of the best quotes of Memento.
Leonard Shelby: We all lie to ourselves to be happy.
Leonard Shelby: We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are. I'm no different.
Teddy: You don't want the truth. You make up your own truth.
Natalie: Is that what your little note says? It must be hard living your life off a couple of scraps of paper. You mix your laundry list with your grocery list you'll end up eating your underwear for breakfast.
Teddy: So you lie to yourself to be happy. There's nothing wrong with that. We all do it.
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.
Natalie: What's the last thing that you do remember?
Leonard Shelby: My wife...
Natalie: That's sweet.
Leonard Shelby: ...dying.
Leonard Shelby: If we can't make memories, we can't heal.
Leonard Shelby: 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?
Leonard Shelby: Facts, not memories. That's how you investigate. I know, it's what I used to do.
