Before Sunrise, Sunset, and Midnight: A Journey Through Love and Life

The Before Trilogy, directed by Richard Linklater and starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, is a beloved romantic film series that spans three movies: Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), and Before Midnight (2013). The series beautifully captures the evolving nature of love and relationships through the years.

⊙ Before Sunrise(1995) Quotes

In Before Sunrise, Jesse and Celine, who meet on a train and spend a magical night in Vienna, share deep and insightful conversations. Their connection is profound, but they part ways with a promise to meet again in six months, leaving their future uncertain.

• ​"Only if you find peace within yourself, will you find true connection with others." - Palm Reader, Before Sunrise

• "Isn't everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?" - Celine, Before Sunrise

• "I like to feel his eyes on me when I look away." - Celine, Before Sunrise

• "When you talked earlier about after a few years how a couple would begin to hate each other by anticipating their reactions or getting tired of their mannerisms-I think it would be the opposite for me. I think I can really fall in love when I know everything about someone-the way he's going to part his hair, which shirt he's going to wear that day, knowing the exact story he'd tell in a given situation. I'm sure that's when I know I'm really in love." - Celine, Before Sunrise

• “If there’s any kind of magic in this world, it must be in the attempt of understanding someone, sharing something." - Celine, Before Sunrise

• "I kind of see this all love as this, escape for two people who don't know how to be alone. People always talk about how love is this totally unselfish, giving thing, but if you think about it, there's nothing more selfish." - Jesse, Before Sunrise

⊙ Before Sunset(2004) Quotes

Before Sunset picks up nine years later. Jesse, now a bestselling author, is on a book tour in Paris where he unexpectedly reunites with Celine. Although they are both still deeply affected by their past connection, they face the reality of their current lives and the choices they've made.

• "I was having this awful nightmare that I was 32. And then I woke up and I was 23. So relieved. And then I woke up for real, and I was 32." - Celine, Before Sunset

• "You can never replace anyone because everyone is made up of such beautiful specific details." - Celine, Before Sunset

• "Even being alone it's better than sitting next to your lover and feeling lonely." - Celine, Before Sunset

• "Memory is a wonderful thing if you don't have to deal with the past." - Celine, Before Sunset

• "I see it in the people that do the real work, and what's sad in a way is that the people that are the most giving, hardworking, and capable of making this world better, usually don't have the ego and ambition to be a leader." - Celine, Before Sunset

• "They enjoy the goal but not the process. But the reality of it is that the true work of improving things is in the little achievements of the day." - Celine, Before Sunset

• "Life's hard. It's supposed to be. If we didn't suffer, we'd never learn anything." - Jesse, Before Sunset

• “There’s gotta be something more to love than commitment.” - Jesse, Before Sunset

⊙ Before Midnight(2013) Quotes

By Before Midnight, Jesse and Celine are a couple with twin daughters, living a life that blends love with the challenges of everyday reality. Set in Greece, this installment explores their relationship in a more grounded, mature light, dealing with the intricacies of marriage, parenting, and personal growth.

• “You know what I love about you? You really listen to me.” - Celine, Before Midnight

• “Still there is a part of me that wants to let you in.” - Celine, Before Midnight

• "If you want love, then this is it. This is real life. It's not perfect but it's real." - Jesse, Before Midnight

• "If we're ever gonna truly know one another, we'd probably have to get to know ourselves better first." - Jesse, Before Midnight

• "Like sunlight, sunset, we appear, we disappear. We are so important to some, but we are just passing through." - Natalia, Before Midnight

The Before Trilogy provides a rich portrayal of love at different life stages, from youthful romance to the complexities of long-term partnership. It’s a testament to the evolving nature of relationships and the enduring truth of love.

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