Amélie Love Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from the French-to-English translated subtitles of Amélie.

Quote #1

PATRON: All women want to sleep on a man's shoulder.

This is coming from a male patron at the café. Amélie is definitely #notallwomen, and in a way, the romantic roles of Amélie and Nino are reversed. She is the one in control, sort of, and he is doing the pursuing. At the end, it's Nino asleep on her shoulder, not the other way around.

Quote #2

AMÉLIE: I see you've never known true love.
SUZANNE: I did. It shortened my leg. […] They always drop you at the last minute.

Suzanne, the owner of the café, has a tragic love story: she was literally dropped by a trapeze artist. Why doesn't Amélie try to help her find love again?

Quote #3

[Amélie schemes to fix up Joseph and Georgette.]

Amélie basically lies to get Joseph and Georgette together, but surprisingly, it works… for a time. These two seem perfect for each other, but why doesn't it work out?