𝘠𝘖𝘜 𝘊𝘈𝘕 𝘛𝘙𝘈𝘕𝘚𝘍𝘖𝘙𝘔

“ you can stay here, if you'd like. “

“ please don't go. “

“ why don't we stay at your place tonight? “

“ can i get you anything? “

“ let's be pathetic together. “

“ are you crying? “

“ i'm glad that you're here. “

“ you're not doing this alone. “

“ i don't have anyone anymore. “ “ you have me. “

“ are you sure [about staying]? “

“ you didn't force me. i volunteered [to be here], remember? “

“ you are what’s important right now. “

“ it’s okay, you know. if you need to vent. “

“ are you sure? it's quite heavy [of a topic]. “ “ i've got all night. “

“ tonight is about you. you can make it up to me some other time. “

“ i've got nowhere else to be. “

“ you said you needed a distraction. “ “ so... where is it? “ “ you're looking right at it. “

“ why don't you come here for a second? “

“ wanna talk about it? “

“ i can't talk about it. not tonight. “

“ you need to distract me. do something, anything. “

“ i just don't want to be alone tonight. “

“ i'm tired of thinking. let's just... make out, or something “

“ i feel like shit. “ “ you look like it, too. “ “ hey! “

“ it’s okay to cry, you know. “

“ you’re a little hurt, that’s all. “

“ anything you want me to get you? “

“ nothing a good [drink] can't fix. “

“ let’s get you cleaned up. “

“ this is you thinking rationally? “

“ you're really all i've got. “

“ c'mere. let me give you a hug. “

“ and you're absolutely sure this is what you need? “

“ you don't need this right now. “

“ how long are you gonna sit there? “ “ all night, if that's what it takes. “

“ what's it gonna take to make you smile? “

“ if you're not ready to talk about it, let's not talk about it. “

“ wanna play some mario kart? it'll give us both a reason to cry when you beat me. “

“ how about we stay like this, holding each other? “

“ i don’t know what’s wrong with me. “

“ i can’t stop crying. “ “ i'll be strong for the both of us. “

“ i didn’t know where else to go. “

“ the door's always open, you know that. “

“ i thought you were leaving town. “ “ i can't leave now. “

“ there's that smile i know and love... “

“ stay with me. “

“ hey, what’s your favorite snack? “

“ i’m not leaving. “

“ just let it out. “

“ you're stronger than you think. “

“ how about i make a quick run to the store, get you some aspirin? “

“ grab a burger or something on your way home. “

“ you were always there when i needed you. let me repay the favor. “

“ i don't mean to bother you. “ “ you're not. “

“ hey, listen to me... “

“ you’re not a burden. “

“ aren’t you tired? “ “ this isn't about me. “

“ you’re going to be okay. “

“ hey, look at me… “

“ i don’t know what to do. “ “ we’ll figure it out. “

“ you’re not alone. “

“i put up a good fight, but i lost.”

“you know i spent my whole life trying to keep this part of me separate?”

“how do you decide who you wanna hook up with?”

“this is why the world keeps getting worse.”

“everyone knows who I am.”

“you think ‘cause i went to rehab i stayed clean?”

“i hate seeing you sit in the chair my dad sat in.”

“everybody gets their feelings hurt.”

“i thought that i was doing what was best for everybody.”

“at some point, you have to make a choice about who you are and what you want.”

“kissing is worse. it’s so much more intimate.”

“the world went quiet, and i felt safe in my own head.”

“go fuck yourself.”

“i know nothing about you.”

“it’s about putting your all into everything you do.”

“say what you want about christians, at least they believe in forgiveness.”

“forgiveness is the key to change.”

“it’s not a relapse if it’s warranted. it’s a hall pass.”

“maybe people are nostalgic about high school 'cause it’s, like, the last time in their life that they get to dream.”

“you are a part of me I will never understand.”

“when you’ve let someone down again and again, i think it’s fair to lose a little faith.”

“it’s one thing to dislike your parents, it’s not like you have a choice. but if you dislike your kid, well, that’s sort of your fault.”

“what are you, like, fucking tony montana?”

“the problem with hating yourself is you can’t really talk about it.”

“should I be concerned?”

“now you got a whole bunch of people running around who don’t give a fuck about redemption.”

“if you tell me what drugs you’re doing, i’ll tell you what drugs i’m doing.”

“you just can’t be mad at me for wanting you to be okay.”

“selfishly, i hope you stay.”

“you may have won the game, but you lost control of the team.”

“i don’t want to be that old guy that gives you advice, but i look at you and i think there are two versions of how your life can go.”

“sometimes two people in the universe who aren’t meant for each other find each other.”

“i just wanted to dream about it for a minute.”

“the farther you go, the sharper their blade.”

“it was like there was no more air left in the world And i was gasping, and i was panicking.”

“i think i’m going to do everything in my power for at least, like the next three years, not to fall in love.”

“they don’t actually want a person, they want something they can own and possess.”

“i kind of feel closer to you than i do anyone in the world.”

“i’ve got an idea.”

“some people need to get their feelings hurt sometimes.”

“reducing someone’s life to a moment, an ugly moment, and punishing them for it? that’s what cops do. it’s actually what everyone does.”

“i fucking hate this town.”

“i definitely haven’t reached my full power.”

“i’m extremely confused.”

“when you hate your brain and your body, it’s hard to enjoy the rest.”

“i wasn’t going to stop until I got the truth.”

“i don’t know what type of fucked up shit you got going inside your head.”

“when you’re younger, everything feels so permanent.”

“i feel like you ruined me forever.”

“why do you look like that?”

“i’m envious of your generation, you know.”

“what do you think this is, the eighties? catch a dick.”

“do you think this stuff affects them? even if they don’t know it?

“most of the time, i really hate the way you make me feel.”

“i It’s funny how I used to think we were meant for each other.”

“nudes are the currency of love.”

“i love the theater.”

“first of all, ew. second of all, ew.”

“i just hope it didn’t teach you the wrong lesson.”

“i want you to wanna kiss me so bad that you don’t even ask.”

“i’m not saying i’m gonna have a baby.”

“i’m a rogue, i march to the beat of my own drum.”

“just don’t ever give them an opening.”

“this shit is hard and confusing.”

“you fell in love with someone who spent years making fun of you. it’s sad.”

“you did this to me!”

“the last thing you need is to feel worse because you’re not feeling something you’re supposed to feel.”

“do you wish i was different?”

“you’ve got to believe in the poetry because everything else in your life will fail you. even yourself.”

“real love is when you can’t exist without someone, when you’d rather die than be apart.”

“plenty of great, intelligent, funny, interesting, and creative people have struggled with the same things you struggle with.”

“i don’t know how to help.”

“you’re never really emotionally prepared for someone to leave you.”

“i feel like love is super dark and no one ever talks about it.”

“you’re my new favourite person.”

“your whole fucking life’s a secret.”

“they’re basically the most wonderful fucking person on the planet.”

“i guess i just wanted to hurt you as much as i imagined you’d hurt me.”

“i mean, i’m all good with drugs until guns start coming out.”

“the universe is just out here giving like zero fucks.”

“no room for heteronormativity in here.”

“what’s a bigger feeling than love?”

“listen to yourself. it’s fucking exhausting.”

“i know this isn’t going to end well.”

“i ruined my entire life for you.”

“you do what feels good to you.”

“you know what? fuck it. fuck it, i’m going to the police.”

“i feel like high school is super fucking suffocating.”

“the thing about confidence is no one knows if it’s real or not.”

“this is the feeling i have been searching for my entire life, for as long as i could remember.”

“you do what feels good to you.”

“every time i feel good, i think it’ll last forever, but it doesn’t.”

“open the door!”

“i know over the years you’ve lost some brain cells.”

“you guys don’t care as much about the rules.”

“you look like a cat coughed your ass up.”

“as you get older, you begin to realize nothing is permanent and everyone you love can drift away.”

“the more you move up in the world, the more enemies you make.”

AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON