Melancholia quotes

View Quote Claire: It'll pass us by tonight. John is quite calm about it.
Justine: Does that calm you down?
Claire: Yes, of course. Well, John studies things. He always has.
Justine: The Earth is evil. We don't need to grieve for it.
Claire: What?
Justine: Nobody will miss it.
Claire: But where would Leo grow up?
Justine: All I know is, life on Earth is evil.
Claire: There may be life somewhere else.
Justine: But there isn't.
Claire: How do you know?
Justine: Because I know things.
Claire: Oh yes, you always imagined you did.
Justine: I know we're alone.
Claire: I don't think you know that at all.
Justine: Six hundred and seventy eight. The bean lottery. Nobody guessed the number of beans in the bottle.
Claire: No, that's right.
Justine: But I know. Six hundred and seventy eight.
Claire: Well, perhaps. But what does that prove?
Justine: That I know things. And when I say we're alone, we're alone. Life is only on Earth. And not for long.

View Quote Close your eyes. Hold my hand.

View Quote It's a planet that has been hiding behind the sun. Now it passes by us. It's called a flyby.