Clarissa Vaughan Sally, I think I'll buy the flowers myself.
Played by Meryl Streep 
The Hours (2002) · 53 quotes
The Hours (2002) · 53 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in The Hours (2002): in 13 of its 53 quotes
Most scenes with: Richard Brown (4), Julia (2)
I remember one morning getting up at dawn, there was such a sense of possibility. You know, that feeling? And I remember thinking to myself this is the beginning of happiness. This is where it starts. And of course there will always be more. It never occurred to me it wasn't the beginning. It was happiness. It was the moment. Right then.
More lines from Clarissa Vaughan
4 quotes Clarissa Vaughan Clarissa Vaughan That is what we do. That is what people do. They stay alive for each other.
Clarissa Vaughan Why is everything wrong?
Clarissa Vaughan When I'm with him I feel... Yes, I am living. And when I'm not with him... Yes, everything does seem sort of silly.
Scenes with Clarissa Vaughan
8 scenes Clarissa I'm having a party. My friend Richard has won the Carrouthers.
Florist
Well that's just terrific! If I knew what it was.
Who is this party for?
Clarissa What are you asking, what are you trying to say?
I'm not trying to say anything. I think I'm staying alive just to satisfy you.
We want everything, don't we?
Clarissa I suppose we do.
Clarissa Just to let you know I am making the crab thing. Not that I imagine it makes any difference to you.
Of course it makes a difference. I love the crab thing.
Clarissa He came out behind me. He put his hand on my shoulder... 'Good morning, Mrs. Dalloway.' [pause] From then on I've been stuck.
Louis Stuck?
Clarissa Yep. With the name, I mean.
You can't see that? You can't see that Louis Waters is weird?
Clarissa I can see that he's sad.
Well. All your friends are sad.
Clarissa He gives me that look.
What look?
Clarissa To say: Your life is trivial. You are so trivial.
I don't think I can make it to the party, Clarissa.
Clarissa You don't have to go to the party, you don't have to go to the ceremony, you don't have to do anything you don't want to do. You can do as you like.
But I still have to face the hours, don't I? I mean, the hours after the party, and the hours after that...
Clarissa You do have good days still. You know you do.
Not really. I mean, it's kind of you to say so, but it's not really true.
