Hysterica Passio

Wah: People like us don’t have tomorrows.

- As Tears Go By, Wong Kar Wai 1988

It is a restless moment.

She has kept her head lowered,

to give him a chance to come closer.

But he could not, for lack of courage.

She turns and walks away.

- Fa yueng nin wa (In the Mood for Love), Wong Kar Wai 2000

Su Lizhen: I always thought one minute flies by. But sometimes it really lingers on. Once, a person pointed at his watch and said to me, that because of that minute, he’d always remember me. It was so charming listening to that. But now I look at my watch and tell myself that I have to forget this man starting this very minute. 

- A Fei Zheng Chuan (Days of Being Wild), Wong Kar Wai 1991