“I don't want to be the person who tries to force you to feel something you don't.”

“I get what it's like to want something, but to try and force yourself to really believe that you don't.”

“Rose, I cheat at cards and buy liquor for minors. But I would never, ever force you into something you don't want.”

“Don't give me that look. I'm not trying to find out who you are. I don't care who you are. I just want to know why it is you are the way you are.”

“No one is ever going to give you something that they're too afraid to even claim for themselves. People don't know themselves, so they don't like to see other people figure it out and live their lives in ways that they themselves cannot. So they try to box you in, and limit you, so they don't feel inadequate. But you don't need their approval- the only person who ever, ever limits you is yourself.”

“I'm a better person when I'm with you. I don't want to stop being that person. I don't want you to go”