Dawson's Creek

Tonight, starring in his very own version of ‘In & Out’. He’s in, he’s out. He’s in, he’s out. In, out. Nice hair by the way!
- Dawson Leery
- Dawson’s Creek

The guy I as talking about. Who said he was gay. He got a new hairdo. And decided to swing both ways!
- Dawson Leery
- Dawson’s Creek

I’m mad at the world Joey; I’m a teenager.
- Dawson Leery
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If we’re gonna beat the crap out of each other it should at least be over a chick.
- Dawson Leery
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When you love someone you want her to be proud of you. You want her to think that there's nothing in the world you incapable of. And the thought of disappointing her is crippling.
- Dawson Leery
- Dawson’s Creek

At a certain point, the whole thing just becomes too much to process, and your brain gets taken out of the loop, and all you have to rely on is your heart, your natural human instincts. It's liberating... not at first of course, at first it's terrifying, like falling... but that's the point, isn't it?
-Dawson Leery
-Dawson’s Creek

If we weren't so afraid to let go, we wouldn't feel so free when we finally did.
-Dawson Leery
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Every night before I go to sleep, I lie on my bed and stare up at my blank walls. I try to imagine the future. But right now it’s as blank as those walls. All I can see is a past that I barely recognize any more.
-Dawson Leery
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You still love a person, but you just stop needing them like you used to.
- Dawson Leery
- Dawson’s Creek

I can't. Because I'm afraid okay? I'm afraid that I'm not good enough for you, and that I never will be. Alright? And that if I do this that you're just going to realize that you've grown way beyond me and I'm just going to lose you again.
- Dawson Leery
- Dawson’s Creek

How do you explain the things you love? You can't. You just do.
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When I sleep with someone for the first time I don’t want it to be for just any reason. I want it to be for every reason.
- Dawson Leery
- Dawson’s Creek

If I survive this night and anyone in my life ever speaks to me again I swear I’ll never let another drop touch my lips.
- Dawson Leery
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I don’t think there currently exists a word to describe my reaction.
- Dawson Leery
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There is no God, and there is no heaven, and there is no hope, and the only truth I know is pain.
- Jennifer Lindley
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Jack, are you thinking of a crossover episode? ‘Cause if you are, now’s bad timing. I’m a taken woman!
- Jennifer Lindley
- Dawson’s Creek

So here's what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna give you a hug, and I'm not gonna let go for a really long time. I'm gonna tell you that I love you, which is actually a pretty good deal, 'cause that means that I'll do anything on the off chance it'll make you a little less sad.
-Jennifer Lindley
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I foresee strangeness on the horizon.
-Jennifer Lindley
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Sweet; in a very 1956 sorta way.
- Jennifer Lindley
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True love is always fueled by lust.
- Jennifer Lindley
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I’m just gonna pretend that we kissed ok?
- Jennifer Lindley
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No hedging, no subtext. No horrible puns. Gays have it so easy. Straight boys are never so... straight.
-Jennifer Lindley
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Anyone who can make me feel like this doesn’t deserve a maybe.
- Jennifer Lindley
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Pacey’s heart can break just as easily as the next guy; maybe even more so considering it was already broken when you got there.
- Jennifer Lindley
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I don’t wanna die. But……. I just didn’t care enough to run.
- Jennifer Lindley
- Dawson’s Creek

When you see Belinda and her clique in the hallway you’re desperately wishing that you were walking with them aren’t you? And thinking that maybe if you were wearing the right shows, sporting the latest hairstyle, and using the hottest shade of lip-gloss, then maybe they would toss a glance in your direction. Ever wonder why they force their narrow-minded opinions down our throats? Perhaps it’s because they have an inkling of what the future has in store for them beyond graduation. Cut to 25 years from now, Belinda McGovern wakes up one morning feeling empty. Maybe it’s because her Dartmouth educated lawyer husband Tad has run of to Tijuana with her daughter’s roommate from boarding school. Or maybe it’s because the twins; Timmy & Tommy, call her by her first name and their live-in housekeeper “Mom”. Or maybe it’s Belinda’s daily 2:00, 5:00, 7:00 and 9:15 showdown with her bottle of Prozac. Her life has become a domestic wasteland. Avoid this fate. Don’t let yourself become another cookie-cutter, blonde, size 4, rah-rah-sis-bam-boom, mindless, soulless..
- Jennifer Lindley
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How do I know I'm not just this security blanket for you? Something you'll keep coming back to when the world gets scary?
- Joey Potter
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Don’t you ever wonder where this is going? Where we are exactly? I mean, is this just the first act or is our story over and we’re just too stupid to realise it.
- Joey Potter
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Despite current evidence to the contrary you’re one of the good ones. And the other side is populated enough.
- Joey Potter
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It’s the end of something simple and the beginning of everything else.
- Joey Potter
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You’re born, you die and you make a lot of mistakes in between.
- Joey Potter
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Do you really love me though? Because I’m 15 years old and I go through every day of my life thinking that nobody loves me.
- Joey Potter
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When I saw her holding your hand…. It’s not like I wanted to be the one holding your hand. I just didn’t want her holding it.
- Joey Potter
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We talk like we know what's going on, but we don't; we don't have any idea. Look, we're really young, and we're going to screw up a lot. You know, we're going to keep changing our minds, and sometimes even our heart. And through all that, the only real thing we can offer each other is forgiveness. Don't get so angry that you stop loving, because one day you'll wake up form that anger and the person you love will be gone.
- Joey Potter
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You know I may be a virgin but believe me it’s by choice.
- Joey Potter
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I hate to be one of those girls who mistakes pop lyrics for profound truths, but sometimes love just aint enough.
- Joey Potter
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I’m the girl guys are friends with not the girl guys date.
- Joey Potter
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...If we’re going to have an honest relationship, Dawson, there’s something you should know. I broke things off with Pacey- - not entirely- - but a large part because I didn’t want to lose you. I may have lived across the creek, but it was only when I was rowing in this direction that I actually felt like I was rowing home. You’re so much of my life, Dawson, I mean... Your house is my house and your family is my family, and there’s not a single significant event I’ve experienced that you haven’t experienced with me. And... I was so afraid of losing that. But, if that wasn’t the choice... and if I thought there was a chance that you would forgive me, I may have chosen differently. And you deserve to know that.
- Joey Potter
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Doesn’t it bother you to know that you single- handedly perpetuate a stereotype?
- Joey Potter
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In my experience even the sensitive ones can let you down with the best of them.
- Joey Potter
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You can’t just will a friendship into existence.
- Joey Potter
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I just think our emerging hormones are destined to alter our relationship and I’m trying to limit the fallout.
- Joey Potter
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I guess I just thought that if you were gonna go straight again you’d pick someone like, you know; Cindy Crawford!
- Joey Potter
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It shouldn’t take me too long to get changed. I mean it’s not like I have to get all dressed up for anyone seeing as I turned Jack off women completely.
- Joey Potter
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I called, Dawson Leery, because I realized you're the one person I regret not saying goodbye to. I called because once upon a time, the only thing that really mattered to me was being your best friend. I called because I wanted you to know that despite everything that's happened and all the miles between us right now, I still think about the way it was in the beginning.
- Pacey Witter
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You have absolutely no interest in being her friend. You’re still carrying round a major torch which has no chance of extinguishing itself anytime soon.
- Pacey Witter
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You are starting to look all kinds of cute.
- Pacey Witter
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And I woulda remembered that if I had actually listened when you talked.
- Pacey Witter
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Confused, perplexed, bewildered, mystified – a thesaurus of emotions.
- Pacey Witter
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I can forgive what you did but I can never forget.
- Pacey Witter
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There are people in my life who give me comfort. When the going gets tough, as it invariably does, I can count on them for a shoulder to cry on - they will lift me up when I fall, they will hold me in their arms as I cry and tell me, Everything’s going to be okay. I am so thankful for those people. They are priceless. But there is another group of people, just as important, just as priceless. They are the people who challenge me, who push me to the breaking point and force me to muster courage I never thought I had. Abby was one of these people and in her own truth- telling way, she gave me strength. I am a stronger woman because of Abby Morgan. Stronger than I ever thought I could be. This is a gift she gave me and I am so glad - so truly, honestly glad - that she was a part of my life. Abby was one- of- a- kind. There was nobody like her and she will always hold a special place in my heart.
- Andie McPhee
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Most days I feel fine, I really do. But I'm not fine. In fact, I'm getting worse.
- Andie McPhee
- Dawson’s Creek

Letting go isn’t a one- time thing. It’s something you have to do over and over again, every day.
- Andie McPhee
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I can't hide from the truth anymore. I'm not getting any better.
- Andie McPhee
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I wish I’d nabbed you one sexual preference ago.
- Abby Morgan
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I guess you get gay you get style.
- Abby Morgan
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I love that dress, in fact I have the same one……. In a smaller size!
- Abby Morgan
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In a million years, you could never disappoint me, Jack. Gay or straight, you're a world- class human being. That's why I wanted to see you. You're a touchstone. You take me back to this nice, safe place where crushes never end and hearts can't be broken. And I needed that this weekend.
- Kate
- Dawson’s Creek

If Jack is gay he doesn’t need your judgment young man. The lord above will be the one to judge him as he will judge all of us. What he needs from you and me and everyone else in this world is love and tolerance. If anything, that boy must feel scared and alone and it will take the understanding of his fellow man to help him through. Let’s save judgment for someone much more experienced than you.
- Mrs Ryan
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I’m sorry you miss the way I look at you but I don’t miss the way you never looked at me.
- Henry Parker
- Dawson’s Creek

Young lovers heed my words, don’t squander love away. The moon is changing ever still, soon comes the light of day.
- Mr Bottomless Cup Of Coffee
- Dawson’s Creek

Today. Today was a day. The world got smaller, darker. I grew more afraid. Not of what I am but of what I could be. I loosen my collar to take a breath. My eyes fade. And I see... Him. The image of perfection. His frame strong. His lips smooth. And I keep thinking. What am I so scared of... I wish I could escape the pain, but these thoughts invade my head. Bound to my memory, they're like shackles of guilt. Oh God, please set me free...
- Jack McPhee
- Dawson’s Creek

Anything that’s worth anything is dangerous or scary in one way or another.
- Eve Whitman
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I have this theory about you. You want to hear it? ... You love academia because of the rules and you hate relationships because of the lack of them.
-Audrey
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Ok. No, there will be no pragmatism tonight. I'll have none of it. Only irrational, reckless flights of fancy.
-Audrey
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Are you asking for my advice, or are you just having a soliloquy here? Ask yourself something, when was the last time you felt as completely and totally alive as you do right now?
-Audrey
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Even if I don't particularly like who I am, I--at least I know who that is. I mean, if I tried to change... who the hell knows who I'd be?
-Audrey
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You know..I dont think I'll ever be happy...no matter where I am, I'll always want to be some place else. No matter what I have, I'll always want something different.
-Abby Morgan
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The writers must sit around with a thesaurus just seeking out 4-syllable ways to abuse the English language.
-Christopher
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The heart is a fragile thing. Break it too badly and it might well never recover.
- Dawson’s Creek

Not so gay anymore.
More gay than ever.
- Abby Morgan & Jack McPhee
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I’m so tired of dancing around all these big words. I just want to be honest with you.
Me too, more than anything I just want to be honest.
- Joey Potter & Dawson Leery
- Dawson’s Creek

All I’ve been thinking about lately is how much I want to take back our first kiss. How much I would pay to just let you climb through that window. I mean, who knows what would have happened, I mean maybe we’d still be best friends, maybe you’d still have a thing for me. I just know that I wouldn’t be hurting like this. But then I think about, everything that kiss brought into my life. What it was like to look at you and know not just what you were thinking but what you were feeling because I was feeling the same thing. And then it’s all worth it. It’s worth all the pain that I’m going through. I want to regret kissing you Joey, but I can’t. It was the smartest decision I ever made.
Dawson, the 2 times I fell in love… on the test… They were both you. I mean the first time I fell was for my friend, the Dawson I grew up with, the boy across the creek, and the second time was after we kissed. I mean you became this whole new person to me, and I fell in love all over again. I mean, just because we’re not together anymore does not change my feelings for you, Dawson. It’s me I’m unsure of.
-Dawson Leery & Jospehine Potter
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People change.
They don’t have to.
Yes they do. People die, and they move away……. And they grow up. Everything changes eventually.
- Joey Potter & Dawson Leery
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No matter how much I love you or how long I stay with you, you're only gonna remember the moments when I leave.
Well, you gotta give me that much, because those are pretty much the most painful moments in my life.
That's because you ask for them, Pacey. I'm sorry. You do. Your whole life, you spend so much time expecting the worst that you don't even notice the moments when people are loving you, and, Pacey, people spend a lot of time loving you.
-Joey Potter & Pacey Witter
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Oh, you’re really one to talk, Dawson. I mean look at yourself, you don’t drink, and you don’t mess around, with anybody or anything, but you are the unhappiest person that I know.
You’re absolutely right! You know, I would take my melancholy over this any day, cause it’s real. I’m not fighting to pretend that I’m having a good time!
-Jennifer Lindley & Dawson Leery
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So what do we do now?
Should I take off my pants?
Maybe we should kiss first.
- Jennifer Lindley & Pacey Witter
- Dawson’s Creek

I say witch is just a buzzword. For a girl who happens to follow her completely healthy, totally natural urges, and explore her sexuality. But see, you can’t do that in school in the swingin’ 1690’s without getting the good townsfolk all up in arms. So what do these puritanical, impotent creeps do? Instead of reaching for the Viagra, they brand these girls as witches, they send them off to this godforsaken island to die a horrible solitary death.
Well, lucky for you, Jen – I mean, we live in a world where you can follow your natural urges without fear of persecution
You’re right. I would’ve been so burned at the stake by now.
- Jennifer Lindley & Joey Potter
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Kiss me.
Why?
Just 'cause.
- Joey Potter & Jack McPhee
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You Andie McPhee, are the girl I love to hate.
I love to hate you too…
-Pacey Witter & Josephine Potter
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You're still in love with your ex-boyfriend.
I am not still in love with my ex-boyfriend.
No, you're still in love with your ex-boyfriends, plural.
-Bessie & Josephine Potter
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I'm really glad I decided to tag along.
You mean invite yourself.
Will you stop? Nobody believes that you don't adore me.
-Audrey & Josephine Potter
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And remember, you're still young enough to fall in and out of love a few more times before you get it right.
That doesn't sound very fun.
It isn't...And it is... And it isn't. But it's worth it. Every single time.
- Mr Brooks & Dawson Leery
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I don't know why I should be taking advice from you. Like you're some kind of Yoda when it comes to the chicks.
Have you seen my date?
Tell me more, sensei.
- Patrick & Pacey Witter
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If he did meet someone else and forgot about he then obviously they were never meant to be in the first place. See my point?
Could you be any more naïve?
Could you be any more cynical?
Could you be any more irritating?
- Dawson Leery, Joey Potter & Jennifer Lindley
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New people make me nervous. I never know what to say and eventually I just clam up totally.
Are you joking me? ‘Cause you haven’t stopped talking since the moment I met you.
You don’t make me nervous; you make me mad. Mad beats nervous!
- Andie McPhee & Pacey Witter
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Hey Joey, I love your lipstick. What shade is that?
Wicked Red. I love your hair colour. What number is that?
- Jennifer Lindley & Joey Potter
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It’s like they’re genetically predisposed to have absolutely no identity.
Yeah, that’s the blonde gene!
Not funny.
- Jennifer Lindley & Jack McPhee
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Can’t a person be in a good mood?
A person can. But you? You’re Miss Perma- Scowl.
- Joey & Bessie Potter
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Everything I say isn’t meant as criticism.
Yeah I know; some of it’s meant as judgment.
- Mrs Ryan & Jennifer Lindley
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You guys are a bunch of cynics you know that? I mean what kind of high school memories will you have if all you did in high school was bitch and moan about everything?
Bitching memories.
Moaning memories.
- Andie McPhee, Joey Potter & Dawson Leery
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When we were just a couple of dorks wondering if and when a girl would ever look our way.
Hey, speak for yourself, man.
- Dawson Leery & Pacey Witter
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So how does it feel to have a dream come true?
How would I know? Do I look like I’m trapped in an elevator with Kate Hudson?
- Jack McPhee & Dawson Leery
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Serves me right, I guess. For being that girl.
Which girl is that?
You know - that girl who rents the movie the night before an all- important paper is due because her debilitating attention deficit disorder got in the way of actually reading the book.
- Joey Potter & Dawson Leery
- Dawson’s Creek