“No one knows me here. No one knows that they’re supposed to feel sorry forme.”

“I'm not sure if you even want me around or if you just feel sorry for me. I'm not sure of anything.”

“Would 'sorry' have made any difference? Does it ever? It's just a word. One word against a thousand actions.”

“The most tragic thing about California is that nothing is permanent or real here," he says. "It gets to you, you know?”

“...Dads are supposed to be the strong ones. That's probably why Red has so many lines on his forehead. All the hurt goes up there to hide.”

“What if I come back and I'm different, Anna? Sometimes you go to a place where everything is different, and everything you ever know changes, and no one ever looks at you the same? ”

“What do you need, Josh? Just name it. Anything. I'm totally here for you. I knew I could count on you, Hudson. The thing is... I don't know if I'm a good kisser. It's not the sort of thing you can figure out on your own, you know? So I was thinking, if it wouldn't be too much trouble, maybe you could kiss me, everyday for a year, and then you can..."Hudson?”