Dawson's Creek Quotes

Pacey: I miss you, Jo...[He looks completely heartbroken and destroyed as he sways a little]
Joey: I miss you too.

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Joey: Principal Peskin, our families, my fellow graduates, I stand here before you aware of the similarities that we share. I know that you're feeling, outside of my incredible stage fright, the same things that I'm feeling-- pride and accomplishment, closure and regret, and a hopeful outlook on the future. But I don't think you need me to elaborate on those feelings. Instead I--I wanted to share something personal and tell you that... there are people in my life who are gone now, people I miss very much and people who I am haunted by in different ways, but whether we're separated by death or merely distance, I know that they're still with me because I keep them in my heart. The truth is, in time, that's all that we're going to be to each other anyway, this population of memories, some wonderful and endearing, some less so. But taken together, those memories help make us who we are and who we will be. So whether you're here with each other now or you're merely in each other's thoughts, remember each other on that road ahead. And I hope that no matter where your travels lead you in this life... you'll always take Capeside with you. Congratulations.

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Joey: You know, I was just gonna... keep my mouth shut and let you go... but...[Sighs]... It's not me. That's some Merchant Ivory movie, you know, where people suffer in silence, and you're supposed to be so impressed by their restraint. Well... you know... sorry, but screw that. My best friend in the whole world is leaving tomorrow, and a big part of me wants him to stay... so I hope you don't hate me.
Dawson: I could never hate you, Joey... and not for lack of trying, either.
Joey: These past couple of years, it's been one big soap opera. I wouldn't take it back. I wouldn't... take any of it back, but... I'm glad that it's over. 'Cause I like the way things are now. My life being the cruel joke that it is, now that things are so nice... you're leaving.
Dawson: Jo... if I thought for one second it was the right thing to do, I would stay, but it's time to go. It's time for me to get out of this room, and it's time for you to discover who you are without us. This chapter's over, Jo. I can feel it.
Joey: [With tears running down her cheeks] Do you believe in magic? I never used to. I mean, how could I? 13, your mom dies. You hope against hope for--for magic, something to make it all better. It never comes, and, you know, you look to your father who's unable to overcome all of his tragic flaws. Well, no abracadabra there. And then there's Pacey. Well... any magic that was there, that ran out, didn't it? But, uh, then there's you. There's proof that someone out there is thinking of me... my friend who was with me always. It's pure magic. I guess this is pretty much just a long-winded way of saying that, um... I'm gonna miss you, Dawson.
Dawson: I'm gonna miss you, too, Joey.

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Jack: Ooh. College guys are hot.
Jen: Give me the phone.
Jack: Why?
Jen: 'Cause I’m calling Tobey and telling him you said that.
Jack: I can look.
Jen: Yeah, but you cannot touch. I like Tobey. Tobey's good people.
Jack: Yeah, I like Tobey, too. It just so happens that we're kinda doomed to the loneliness of a long-distance relationship at the moment.
Jen: Well, that's still better than the loneliness of the no-distance relationship. That doesn't make any sense, does it?
Jack: No, no, it didn't. Look, you need to get some, and soon, all right, before you achieve born-again virgin status.
Jen: Jack.
Jack: What? Jen, I’m serious. It's been far too long. The last guy you were with was Henry. That means last year was a total wash for you.
Jen: Tell me about it.
Jack: You know you're a lot more fun when you're with a guy. Watching you twist yourself up into these little knots of anxiety, it's highly entertaining.
Jen: Thanks. That's good to know.

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Jack: [to Joey] Can we count on you tonight or what?
Joey: I dunno. I mean, are we frat party kind of people? Is there any past evidence of us functioning well at these kinds of events?
Jack: Which is precisely why we should go. It’s a new year, guys, okay? I mean it. We need to spread our wings. Challenge any preconceived notions we had of college. And most important, to reinvent ourselves.
Joey: What got into him?
Jen: A cute boy invited him.

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Todd: So what do you want to be when you grow up, Dawson?
Dawson: What else? A director.
Todd: Yeah? What are you doing about it?
Dawson: USC Film School.
Todd: Film school is for pussies. What are you really doing about it?
Dawson: I, uh… I made a documentary last year about A.I. Brooks.
Todd: Who?
Dawson: He was this pulp director from the 50s. It’s an amazing story, actually. I could show it to you.
Todd: No thanks.
Dawson: Okay.
Todd: Look, you’re what, like 18?
Dawson: Yeah.
Todd: Chances are, it’s bad. And if I take a look at it and it does indeed suck, than I have to come up with some sort of B.S. so you don’t feel bad. And if on the off chance it’s actually good, what do I need that for? Why would I want to be jealous of some 18 year old kid that makes better flicks than I do? Do you see my predicament?
Assistant: They’re ready for you, Todd.
Todd: Welcome to Hollywood, Dawson.

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Dawson: Todd? What I said was “screw you”. You should be ashamed of yourself, man, and not because you treat people badly, cause a lot of people do that. You should be ashamed of yourself because you have an amazing privilege and you don’t even take it seriously. You get to make movies. You get to do this for a living and you don’t even appreciate it. This movie is probably gonna suck. I know that, you know that, and the entire crew knows that. And your next movie is probably gonna suck too. Somebody gave you the keys to the kingdom and you’re blowing it. I feel sorry for you. If I ever get here, I’m gonna do things a lot differently.
[People clap, until Todd turns and looks at them]
Todd: You’ve got balls, kid. Now get off my set. You’re fired.

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Joey: [leaving a phone message for Dawson] Hey Dawson, it’s me, umm… I wanted to call you up. I’m at this party with Jack and Jen and my crazy roommate. Guess what? I’m having a pretty great time, but as great as it is, it’s not completely great and that’s because of you. You’re not here and I know that I said that it’s okay that you didn’t come this weekend but you know what? It’s not okay because I miss you. And there was this guy tonight and he was hitting on me or at least I think he was hitting on me. And he was perfectly nice and I blew him off and I’m not even sure why. But I’m pretty sure it was because of you. And… I’ve spent these past couple months acting like you were just going to show up outside my door one day, but you’re not. You are out there following your dreams which is what I want for you, Dawson. [someone knocks loudly] In a minute! [into the phone] Dawson, I think it’s time that I let you go. And it’s really hard for me to do because I know that there’s a part of me that will be in love with you for the rest of my life. But this whole running and place and day dreaming is just not healthy for either of us. So this is me cutting the cord, this is me doing what I should have done three months ago. Say goodbye, Dawson. Call me back. Bye.

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Jen: He’s not going to call.
Jack: He’s calling.
Jen: He doesn’t even have my phone number.
Jack: He will get your number.
Jen: How?
Jack: Somehow. Why do you think we have had all these advances in information technology? They are all about helping people track down other people other people they are sexually attracted to. Jen, just trust me. Alright? The guy will find you, and when he does, just throw yourself at him immediately because you obviously want to.
Jen: Whether I want to or not, nice girls just don’t hurl themselves at boys, Jack. Society at large deems that slutty and self destructive.
Jack: That’s right. I forgot. You’re a slut. Only, you haven’t actually had sex with anybody the entire time I have known you. And if you look at the cold hard facts, I have kissed more guys than you have this past year.
Jen: Well…That’s not true.
Jack: I’ve kissed one. How many have you kissed?
Jen: One.
Jack: How many straight guys?
Jen: None.
[Jack shrugs his arms as to say he has proven his point]
Jen: This is the saddest competition ever.

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Jen: I just have a hard time believing that same person who has Licensed to Ill, also has Volume 2 of the essential Dolly Parton collection.
Charlie: Give me that.
Jen: And why is it so important to you that I listen to this song?
Charlie: Because, once you hear Dolly Parton’s original 1974 recording of I’ll Always Love You, the song made popular and sucky on the Bodyguard soundtrack, you will truly and possibly for the first time in your entire life, know what it means not to suck. And at that point, your entire universe will turn upside down. Everything that used to seem normal to you, will suddenly seem right.
Jen: And that is a good thing?
Charlie: Of course it's a good thing. What is music for, if not to subvert all your expectations and blow your mind every once in a while?
Jen: Well, I thought that was what people were for.
Charlie: What?
Jen: Nothing, I, I just can’t believe you like country music.
Charlie: Well, I like all kinds of music, unlike you who’s obviously very cynical and very closed minded. It’s probably one of those upper middle class, heavy television, freaky batgirls that drive around town in their father’s old Volvo.
Jen: I came here from a small town, I like to knit, and I live with my grandmother.
Charlie: Works for me.

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Dawson: Well, I went to go take the tour, turns out that Audrey is the tour guide.
Joey: Audrey is the tour guide?
Audrey: Yeah the pay sucks, but it allows me to combine two of my passions. Performing in front of a small audience, and getting strangers to fall in love with me.

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Dawson: And what does matter?
Joey: You. That’s why I got upset this morning, Dawson. I had spent the entire weekend thinking that you had heard everything I had to say on that message and that you came anyway. That you understood me.
Dawson: Joey, as long that I live, I will never understand you. I mean, I had this fantastic weekend. Hanging out with you. Hanging out with my friends. Questions whether or not, I even wanted to go back to LA, and then I wake up this morning to find out that the girl that was so upset that I couldn’t come, could actually kiss me off in the waning hours of Friday night.

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Joey: Dawson, I never said it was going to be easy.
Dawson: Then tell me one thing that you do know.
Joey: I know that I wanted you there. At the end of the day, when I got back to my room, I wanted you there.
Dawson: Why?
Joey: I don’t know why. I don’t know what I meant. I just know that I wanted you there.
Dawson: Joey, I am here. I’ve been here for two days, and only now are we finding a way to talk about stuff that really matters. Like why you left that message. All right? And you know, maybe that is the ending we are supposed to have. Maybe every other attraction that we feel each other is just, fear of moving on, fear of growing up.
Joey: Is that what you really think?
Dawson: I don’t know, but I do know that if I get on this plane, I am never going to find out. All right, because, we’re gonna, we’re gonna move on, we’re going to grow up, and four years from now we are going to wake up, and we are going to be complete strangers to each other. The only thing that I know for sure, it that I don’t want that to happen. Do you?

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Audrey: [to Joey, as Jen answers her phone] So do we like this Charlie?
Joey: We don't really know this Charlie. She seems to keep this Charlie pretty much to herself.
Audrey: I'm a little concerned. This is all sounding very Nine 1/2 Weeks to me. [Jen hangs up] Booty call?
Jen: Pretty much. Yeah.
Audrey: Oh! I knew it.
Joey: Are you gonna go?
Jen: I don't know. I could use the snuggles.
Audrey: See, that's what I miss most about not having a boyfriend-- the snuggling. It's better than sex. If only guys knew how easy it was to make us happy.
Joey: Yeah, but you know what? Even if they did know, they'd still screw it up. Snuggling to them is merely just a means to an end.
Jen: I mean, I've been seeing Charlie for a week, and the only thing that I really know about him is that his boxers are from The Gap.
Audrey: Well, there are worse things, you know?
Jen: Such as?
Audrey: Well, for instance, he could be a tighty-whitey guy.
Jen and Joey: Oh!
Jen: Oh, good point!
Joey: Ok. On that note... I'm gonna go to the bathroom, and when I get back, I'd like it very much if this week's episode of Sex and the City had come to an end.
Jen: Ok, Charlotte.

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Dawson: Um... guys, USC is not for me. I want to drop out. I know this comes as a surprise to both of you, but I spent the whole summer in L.A., And I went to every single one of my classes, and the main thing that I learned about L.A. is that L.A. is just not where I want to be right now.
Gail: And Boston is?
Dawson: All my friends are in Boston.
Gail: Oh, honey. You'll make new friends in California. It just takes some time.
Dawson: Mom, it's more than that. It's more than that. I'm... I'm at a profound crossroads in my life, and I know that if I don't choose this path, I'm going to have significant regrets.
Gail: Hmm… Where would you live?
Dawson: Uh, with Jack and Jen at Grams'.
Gail: What would you do?
Dawson: Find a new school.
Gail: Oh, Dawson.
Dawson: Mom, I know I sound like a complete flake, but I promise you, I've given this a lot of thought.
Mitch: I've given this some thought myself, and I've decided... you're not dropping out.
Dawson: It doesn't work like that, dad.
Mitch: If you're going to stand here and talk to me about crossroads and paths so you can drop out of school and go crash on a sofa, then don't presume to talk to me like you're an adult.

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Audrey: I have this theory about you. You want to hear it?
Joey: No.
Audrey: You love academia because of the rules, and you hate relationships because of the lack of them. Joey, no one's gonna grade you on how you handle this, you know? No one's gonna come along and tell you what's expected so you know how to succeed. Relationships are messy. That's their nature. They start messy, and they end messy, and if you ever want to have another relationship in your life, you better just stop worrying about the mess.

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Gail: Did Joey ask you to stay in Boston?
Dawson: No.
Gail: Are you two…
Dawson: Together? No. It makes no logical sense. I know. The past few years of my life, I haven't done anything without a clear-cut objective. I've always been asking myself, "What's my goal? What am I trying to accomplish?" And my whole life, everybody's always been telling me to follow my heart. The irony is, now that I've finally figured out what that means, everybody's telling me I'm crazy if I do it.
Gail: No, honey. I'm not saying not to follow your heart, but... people change, Dawson. It's a fact. You, all of your friends, you're all gonna change. So if you are absolutely sure that you want to be with Joey, just make sure that you are not going to prevent either one of you from growing. And, sweetheart, I am not dismissing this beautiful idea of soul mates, but the reality of eternal coupling... well, quite frankly, it boils down to one thing... faith. So ask yourself this question-- is Joey the kind of person that you are willing to take a very big leap of faith for?

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Joey: You can't see them very well, can you? At night, in the city.
Pacey: [Looks at her, surprised to see her. Then he smiles] What? The stars? Um, no you can't see them very well, but what the hell, I've seen them all before, right? [They pause and look at each other, then Joey smiles]
Joey: Me too.

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Joey: [written in a book she gave to Dawson] Dear Dawson, When something like this happens, you wanna reach out and grab the people around you, the ones who matter the most. The ones you take for granted all the time. And you want to take those people and hold onto them as tight as you can, tell them how precious they are to you, how knowing them makes your life better every single day that you're living it. Because when something like this happens, you realize how awful it would be if they didn't know, if they weren't aware of the profound effect they've had on your life. So, I want to take this moment to tell you that I love you, Dawson, and I'm here for you...Now, forever, and every day in between. Love, Joey.

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Joey: Audrey was walking with me to the library, in itself a sign of the apocalypse.

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Pacey: [To Joey] Now that's not true, you were once and will always remain the number one skittish kitten in my life.

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Jack: They did.
Pacey: You think?!
Jack: Oh yah, definitely did...do you feel different?
Pacey: I do! I do, I feel...different. I mean here we have Dawson Leery walking amongst us, and I gotta tell ya, I'm a little worried he wasn't prepared - we didn't even get a chance to have the talk!...how do you know?
Jack: Mm. It's not so much him as it is her. I mean, as sick as this sounds, I know the look.
Pacey: Oh man...you know, we almost did too.
Jack: I know, I know . . . come to think of it, we almost did once too.
Pacey: Hmm...whaddya think it takes?
Jack: A virgin and a straight guy.
Pacey: Damn...

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Audrey: Come on, Joey. That guy is gorgeous.
Joey: Ok, he's gorgeous and... familiar.
Audrey: We have to plot some smart, subtle way for you to meet him.
Joey: How about I go up to him and say, "Aren't you Charlie, the guy who dicked over Jen?"
Audrey: That's Charlie? Charlie the jerk?
Joey: In the flesh.

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Audrey: That can't be the same girl that sleeps in my room! Who is that girl?!
Pacey: That is "other Joey."

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Audrey: You wanna know why else I love pool? Because the chalk matches my eye shadow! How cute is that?

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Joey: So tell me. Does this sort of thing actually work?
Charlie: I wouldn't know. I'm not like the rest of these pre-epoch Neanderthals in this place.
Joey: No?
Charlie: I've never done this before.
Joey: Really?
Charlie: Yeah.
Joey: So, you must've used a different tact with Jen Lindley, huh?
Charlie: Hmm. Joey, the smart girl from Worthington.
Joey: Charlie, womanizer from Boston bay.

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Audrey: Bawdy?! You make me sound like I'm Bette Midler or something!

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Jack: Besides, Jen and I have done this Will & Grace thing for quite too long.

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Jen: [about Charlie] Dawson, he's evil. Isn't it entirely possible that he is the anti-Christ packed into the body of a handsome musician?
Dawson: I need you to do me a big favor.
Jen: You want me to kill him.
Dawson: I need you to go home.

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Pacey: [after he has mistaken his one night stand's name] Oh come on, sweetheart, don't leave angry. Or if you must, at least don't drive angry.
Rina: Have a nice life, Stacey.

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