Quotes from Square One and Free and Clear


"So, you beat the big C! I mean, now what? Join the Peace Corps? Shave your head?" -Daphne
"Well, I thought I'd do another load of whites." -Charlie

"I think it's bold, having a near-death experience and then deciding to live life exactly the same way." -Daphne

"....You don't peel that cheese off do you? I mean, it's not the dance of the seven slices?" -Charlie to Daphne

"I've never been able to figure out why, but for some reason this amazing person, well, she made up her mind that she loves me.... How can anybody do that? You know, hurt someone that's already been hurt so bad.... I've done some really stupid things in my life, father, but this one -- this is the worst." -Griffin

"Well, I see you stuck to your plan, living life to its mediumest." -Daphne

"Depending which path you take...." -Daphne
"Yeah?" -Charlie
"See this card in the center? That's your soul, Charlie. So, whichever road you choose is just gonna kind of affect your soul forever, that's all." -Daphne
"Man!" -Charlie
"Or not." -Daphne

"Bailey, you're done. Enjoy your freedom. Go do whatever you want." -Probations Officer
"You got any good ideas?" -Bailey

"No, they can keep their money. I don't wanna walk down that street and see someone else's name on the sign there. Just forget it." -Claudia

"Don't be nervous? Every time I think about him I like lose all sensation and start to hyperventilate!" -Claudia

"Now I know what it's like to look at my life and to think, this might be it. This might be all I get. I did that. I did that for six months, and you know what -- spending every day keeping someone's memory alive, even Dad's, even if it is Dad's -- that's not enough. That's not a life. I can't." -Charlie

"God, what was this whole year -- was this an experiment for you? 'Cause that's what it feels like. Like you've just been slumming around for a whole year. Got a couple of jobs, a marriage. And if that doesn't work out, you can always go back to school, 'cause that's what everyone thought you were gonna do anyway.... I'm not lucky like you, Julia. This is it for me." -Griffin

"This is not a debate. This is a goodbye." -Claudia


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