Reminiscence (2021)

Nick Bannister: The past can haunt a man. That's what they say. And the past is just a series of moments. Each one... perfect. Complete. A bead on the necklace of time.
     The past doesn't haunt us. Wouldn't even recognize us. If there are ghosts to be found... it's us who haunt the past.

Emily 'Watts' Sanders: You're late.
Nick Bannister: "Late" is a construct of linear time. We don't deal in that.
Emily 'Watts' Sanders: And yet, we charge by the hour.

Nick Bannister: We'll be fine, Watts. Nostalgia never goes out of style.

Nick Bannister: Truth is, nothing is more addictive than the past. Who wouldn't want to be reunited with a loved one? Or relive the most meaningful moments of their life?
     But memories, even good ones, have a voracious appetite. If you're not careful, they consume you.

Mae: Don't say "always." "Always" makes promises it can't keep.

Nick Bannister: Memories are like perfume. Better in small doses.

Mae: Tell me a story.
Nick Bannister: A story? What kind of story?
Mae: One with a happy ending.
Nick Bannister: No such thing as a happy ending. All endings are sad. Especially if the story was happy.
Mae: Then tell me a happy story, but end it in the middle.
Nick Bannister: Ever hear of Orpheus and Eurydice?...

Mae: Maybe memory fades for a reason. If we just dwelled on the bad things in the past, we'd never get over them. And if we just dwelled on the good... we might never match it again.

Cyrus Boothe: When the waves came, they washed away our lies. Revealed what this world has always been. A wilderness with one rule. Survive or die.

Cyrus Boothe: Only sin left is self-deception. Telling yourself that you're better than everyone else. That you deserve to be standing... while everyone else sinks.

Emily 'Watts' Sanders: Missing people is a part of this world. Without that sadness... you can't taste the sweet.

Nick Bannister: Ever hear of Orpheus and Eurydice? They were a couple very in love. Until one day Eurydice died.
Mae: That's a horrible story.
Nick Bannister: I'm not in the middle yet. Orpheus descended to Hell... begged the Devil to release her, until... finally, the Devil agreed... with one condition. He couldn't look back until they had escaped.
Mae: And what happened?
Nick Bannister: Orpheus took her by the hand... and led her back to life.
Mae: And they lived happily ever after?
Nick Bannister: What other ending could there be?

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