- Radio Singer II: [film ends] The youth of the world, They fall in love, From east to west from north to south, Like a red apple, They bite into life, Its juice overflows from their mouth, Kisses and heartaches, Meet and then part, Give me your hand - here - take my heart, It might end in pain, It might end in joy, Tender and cruel, Youth's dreams are many, As two by two, Down life's beck'ning road, They sing their way, In Love At Twenty
- René - best friend: I'm in love with my cousin. She's got beautiful long hair. But the idiot's gonna cut it next week. I might not like her with short hair.
- Antoine Doinel: Does she love you?
- René - best friend: I don't know. I've never said a word. I'm waiting to see her haircut. If I still like her, I'll send her a love letter.
- Narrator: Antoine and Colette met often and traded books and records. They discussed hi-fi over coffee and lemonade and walked each other home, talking for hours on end in their doorways.
- Colette's Stepfather: Are your parents still alive?
- Antoine Doinel: Yes, but I don't see them much. We don't get along.
- Colette's Mother: What a shame! Your mother must be terribly sad not to see you.
- Antoine Doinel: It's partly my fault. I used to run away a lot.
- Colette's Stepfather: Colette would never do that.
- Colette: Watch me!
- [everyone laughs]
- Colette: Question: Where is one better off than in the bosom of one's family? Answer: Anywhere else!
- Colette's Stepfather: Hervé Basin.
- Colette: Right.
- Colette's Mother: You know, Colette isn't really...
- Colette: Yes, I am. More wine, please.
- Colette's Stepfather: Incredible! These kids have no respect!
- René - best friend: You didn't ask, but I'll tell you about my cousin. She cut her hair like Joan of Arc and I still like her.
- Radio Singer: [film begins] La-la-la-la-la, Mornings I wake up singing, At night I dance into bed, Mornings I wake up singing, At night I dance into bed, I never care, About the bombs in the air, That one day'll kill us all dead, Why don't they make peace instead?
- Colette's Stepfather: Book learning takes you nowhere. Take Victor Hugo.
- Colette's Mother: Oh, please! Don't start with Victor Hugo!
- Colette's Stepfather: Hugo denounced evil but gave no cure for it.
- Colette: Antoine, how are you? What brings you here?
- Antoine Doinel: I've got tickets for a lecture on electronic music.