They are shooting stars, a spectacular moment of light in the heavens, a fleeting glimpse of eternity. And in a flash, they're gone.

Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling), Noah Calhoun (James Garner)

13 seconds sound clip from the The Notebook (2004) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:46:43 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Okay. Okay, can you just can you just tell him that I love him, then? Can you do that?

- I'll tell him.

- Bye, Fin.

- Summer romances end for all kinds of reasons.

- But when all is said and done, they have one thing in common...

- They are shooting stars, a spectacular moment of light in the heavens, a fleeting glimpse of eternity. And in a flash, they're gone.

- Noah was desperate. He wrote to Allie that he was sorry and stupid for breaking up with her.

- He wrote to tell her that he still loved her, and he wanted to see her. And that if she would write back, he would come to wherever she was.

- He wrote one letter a day for a year, 365 letters, but they all went unanswered.

- Hey Fred! Nothing?

- Sorry.

- All right, thank you.

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