Catch Me If You Can

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"It's mice to neat you. Damn it! I blew it."

"Someone once told me that the power in all relationships lies with whoever cares less."

"I think that maybe happiness comes from caring more about people."

"I am begging you: don't run away."

"Don't chicken out now."

"Get over it. It was years ago!"

"And you know why? Because you don't actually care."

"You love [Naame] so much you forgave him the second you heard, and that's what scares you."

"You have no idea how I feel. No idea!"

"I've been in your shoes. You know what? It scared the hell out of me too."

"What if she hurt me? What if she left me? What if she died? It would have been the end of me."

"You've got to risk love, [Name]!"

"I'm a lonely ghost of a man."

"It doesn't mean that you're never going to get hurt, but the pain you feel will never compare to the regret that comes from walking away from love."

"Trust me, pain beats regret every day of the week."

"Don't run away. Don't do it."

"I can't believe I'm saying this but, uh, I think you might be right."

"So.... Do you want to get married?"

"When you first meet a girl you give her two compliments above the neck. Yeah, tell her she's got nice lips, nice eyes, nice hair... she's intelligent, her moral ethics, whatever crap comes to your mind."

"Flip the power dynamic and your let her know that you're here to play."

"Love is magic comfort food for the weak and uneducated!"

"I know it sounds gross, but have two of them and you won't feel your face."

"It's all for your own good. And what's not for your own good is for my entertainment."

"Spooning is nice."

"[Name], he hit on your mother-in-law!"

"I've banged worse."

"So what's your stance on casual sex?"

"I think I owe you an apology. I've enjoyed the company of all the other bridesmaids except you. I mean, you must feel terribly left out."

"I do hope that there's some way to rectify this injustice."

"I don't like to cross swords."

"Hey, why don't you scamper up to my room, boil some water, get the chicken claw out of my suitcase, do some light stretching, and I will be up in five?"

"And that's how it's done, son. That is how it's done."

"I will sneak into your room in the middle of the night and cut off your favorite appendage."

"I can make it look like an accident, honey. Don't push me."

"Try to be supportive. Normal. Not a train wreck... for once."

"We had plane sex somewhere over Albany. And Rochester. And South Bend, Indiana."

"You slept with my sister!"

"Don't be sad, you whiny bitches."

"I want to ask you something, when did casual sex become a crime?"

"I mean, now a days being a single means, what? You've lost your way? That something is missing?"

Never mind that every night I swim in a lake of sex, and they fall asleep in each others arms, spooning.

"Need we remind you that as the man-whore in residence, you have certain duties to the single ladies here tonight?"

"You look like a gay pirate."

"Tell me you're not breaking up with me on a conference call."

"I love all women. That's the problem here."

Jesus, doesn't anyone just wanna have fun anymore?"

"You really are as bad as they say."

A delighted giggle escaped Mads as she came up to the other, reaching up to grab their face affectionately. "Oh! I love this song! You have to dance with me!"

ilya rozanov appreciation week: day three favorite quotes: making his intentions clear from the beginning

Heated Rivalry (2025-) dir. Jacob Tierney

"I honestly don't know. Buy me flowers? Give me a back rub?"

“You ever think about frogs?”

“I laugh like a Batman villain.”

“I want to ride a capybara into battle.”

“Rehydrate me with the tears of my enemies.”

“I want to punch someone under the full moon.”

“I will fistfight my own body in a dimly lit parking lot.”

“We could be mortal enemies, but you’re a coward.”

“I want to stand on a cliffside at sunset and scream.”

“I wish I could fly. Or at least, like… menacingly hover.”

“I just had a week’s worth of sodium and I crave more.”

“My body is at war with itself, and I’m leading the charge.”

“I’m going into the woods to scream. Who’s coming with me?”

“I don’t want to sleep. I want to slip into delirium, its more fun.”

“I want a hug. I want a hug so tight I end up in a full body cast.”

“I’ve been a clown so long, my shoes are no longer even squeaky.”

“I wish I could hibernate like a bear. And maul those who anger me.”

“It tastes like chemicals, but the kind of chemicals that taste yummy.”

“I just ate a whole jar of peanut butter. And it did nothing to fill the void.”

“Yeah, I’m having a breakdown. But, I still have the mom friend energy.”

“If you kiss someone open-mouthed, it feels like making out with a fish.”

“I had higher expectations once, too. I’ve since handed them down to the devil.”

“If I am awake, then I’m in pain. And I will share it with those who displease me.”

“We’re out of band-aids. On an unrelated note, I might need to go to the hospital.”

“Clothes are a social construct. I’m stripping naked and prowling the streets like the gremlin I am.”

“Am I crying? Yes. Am I going to acknowledge it further? No. And I expect you to do the same, thank you.”

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"There is a moment when you realise what the pain has made of you."

"In hiding, curled in on yourself, unable to show the world your face."

"Acting on instinct, lashing out, even at those closest to you."

"Time has passed. And time is a thief. It has stolen your memories – the agony has faded, but so has every precious moment of joy."

"You have been hollowed out from the inside and there's nothing left of the person you used to be."

"But you try. You try to remember how to smile. You try to remember how to love. "

"One day you crawl out from your hiding place and step back into the world."

"Every day, you do what you must to survive."

"Pretending it's not there won't make it go away!"

"It's just turbulence. It'll settle down soon."

"Your head tells you one thing, but your heart disagrees."

"I keep imagining what might go wrong."

"It's good for him to have an adventure, but he'll be glad when this journey's over, I think."

"The stories don't do this place justice. It is amazing!"

"Don't forget, don't lose it, no, no, come on!"

"Don't forget. It's… it's her, it's all because of her."

"Don't forget… some things mustn't be forgotten."

"The creature hunts me… I must hurry."

"Fight it, fight it, don't give in!"

"Don't forget. Don't lose yourself."

"What happened? Where are they all?"

"Help! For god's sake, help me!"

"In my case! Left side – bandages. Quickly!"

"Oh Christ and his little angels, we are fucked here."

"I've got to get away from here, find some proper shelter."

"The shadows will get longer. But I won't make it till evening."

"I can't take this heat… not for long."

"I… I think I've seen that… that place…?"

"I and others were injured. We stayed, while the rest of the crew went for help."

"My companions are dead now, and the radio is broken."

"I cannot wait alone – there is some sort of creature here."

"They followed the path through the mountain. I will leave signs."

"Know that you are my heart."

"I'll find you. I promise."

"I never did learn German."

"Everyone's putting a brave face on it, but no-one really knows what's going to happen."

"I suppose it's my fault for wanting a big adventure. I should have stayed home after all."

"I don't know how to say goodbye. I can't believe this is goodbye."

"I know in my heart we'll see each other again. Even if it's not in this life."

"I never thought I'd miss the desert sun."

"Mother Mary, oh that hurt."

"What's… what's wrong with me?"

"God damn it. I won't be trapped. Not like this. There must be a way back."

"Holy mother of God, what could do this?"

"It's not cold! This is normal for Paris!"

"I don't care about the paperwork. This is as official as I need it to be. I love you, (Name). Put the damn ring on."

"He said it was so I would always find my way home."

"I feel like I don't fit my body."

"It is not that I cannot do it, of course not, but it is the way they look at me."

"I think they blame me, in some way, for what has happened."

"It's like a hole between worlds. A tear, a rift."

"I'm here, I'm here now, please, stay, stay for me, please!"

"My heart, you're my heart!"

"I wish you had waited for me. Even a little longer."

""I'm so, so sorry, my love."

"I'll do everything I can to keep her safe."

"Try to keep calm. That's what the doctor said."

"I'm not sure I can cope with this."

"Fuck this. I can't do this. Not without you."

"Don't be so fucking selfish."

"I've… I've seen that thing before, I'm sure I have…"

"Fuck… I wish I could remember!"

"I suppose I should drink something."

"I just feel a bit sick. I don't think I could handle food."

"This is going nowhere – there's something missing here."

"Watch your step, this floor doesn't look too sturdy."

"It's good to shut the world away for a moment."

"Right... Let's cook up some gunpowder."

"I think… I think I know you."

"Son of a whore!"

"I hope I didn't hurt you."

"Oh thank God. Thank god, there you are."

"I may not know where we are, but at least you're still with me."

"Every step we take it feels like we're further from home."

"We have failed, in the worst of ways."

"Forgive us our folly."

"Now you are eternal."

"Come on! Come on. Pull yourself together. Where are we?"

"Shit. This isn't a dream. This really isn't a dream."

"Mother of Christ. I can't climb that. We will find another way, somehow."

"I've been dreaming of you."

"I've been here, in the dark, in the blood, made of hunger. Where were you?"

"Where were you? We lost you… I lost them all."

"You're so bright, so fucking bright, brighter than the other filth."

"Did I hurt you? Shit… shit."

"I'm still me. You're still here, I can feel you. We'll get out of this."

"What are you doing? Get me out of this thing!"

"That's it, that's it… aah, it hurts, but… that's it… come on!"

"Quick, quick, can't you go any faster?! Please!"

"The dead, I can hear them whisper."

"Maybe it's already too late. Or maybe I could end it… but why should I?"

"You brought us to this. You made us this."

"We can play happy family till the world fucking ends."

"You'll be mine soon enough."

"You see what's happening? Do you get it now?"

"No, no, no… don't you fucking leave me!"

"He won't bother us. Not now."

"So hungry. I was gnawing on a fuckin bone when I woke up. A fuckin bone!"

"What the hell IS that thing?"

"All this… for what? For a gamble. Just a chance."

"I'm not sure if I can go through with it."

"You can't leave me. You're all I have."

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I wish I could help."

"I don't know where this'll take us, but it can't be any worse."

"My waters broke, I need the doctor!"

"I killed them. All of them."

"What happened to you? What happened to all of us?"

"It was her… she did this to us?"

"No, no, stay with me, stay yourself."

"We could have gone home, if not for you!"

"She was thinking with her heart, not her head!"

"Stop. You will kill us all!"

"There's so much pain. It can't go on like this."

"I'm so sorry, my heart."

"You are not thinking clearly! It can't end this way."

"You are in pain. You are fearful. But this is not the way!"

"This will destroy both of you!"

"I am trying to help you, you foolish girl! Can't you see?"

"Please. (Name)! I only want to help. I only want to love."

"Give her a chance! Give me a chance! Please!"

"Here, you have a chance. Here, you'll have a life."

"I will protect her. I will love her."

"I am sorry that this was your path."

"We'll get through this. I just need to stay out of the darkness."

"Who says I don't want to hear about your shitty day? Or talk?" he asked gently.

He stepped closer to the younger man, his gaze softening.

"Just because you don't want this to be romantic..." And it was indeed just Sergio who set that boundary, and sometimes Blake was certain he wasn't being honest about it, "that doesn't mean we're not allowed to be friends who talk about that stuff."

“You ever think about frogs?”

“I laugh like a Batman villain.”

“I want to ride a capybara into battle.”

“Rehydrate me with the tears of my enemies.”

“I want to punch someone under the full moon.”

“I will fistfight my own body in a dimly lit parking lot.”

“We could be mortal enemies, but you’re a coward.”

“I want to stand on a cliffside at sunset and scream.”

“I wish I could fly. Or at least, like… menacingly hover.”

“I just had a week’s worth of sodium and I crave more.”

“My body is at war with itself, and I’m leading the charge.”

“I’m going into the woods to scream. Who’s coming with me?”

“I don’t want to sleep. I want to slip into delirium, its more fun.”

“I want a hug. I want a hug so tight I end up in a full body cast.”

“I’ve been a clown so long, my shoes are no longer even squeaky.”

“I wish I could hibernate like a bear. And maul those who anger me.”

“It tastes like chemicals, but the kind of chemicals that taste yummy.”

“I just ate a whole jar of peanut butter. And it did nothing to fill the void.”

“Yeah, I’m having a breakdown. But, I still have the mom friend energy.”

“If you kiss someone open-mouthed, it feels like making out with a fish.”

“I had higher expectations once, too. I’ve since handed them down to the devil.”

“If I am awake, then I’m in pain. And I will share it with those who displease me.”

“We’re out of band-aids. On an unrelated note, I might need to go to the hospital.”

“Clothes are a social construct. I’m stripping naked and prowling the streets like the gremlin I am.”

“Am I crying? Yes. Am I going to acknowledge it further? No. And I expect you to do the same, thank you.”

"That's fair. You know, I've been told I had a weird essence. I'm an odd guy," he agreed, laughing again. Something he held like a badge of honor more than anything, honestly.

"I'm sure I still look great in your paintings though. How many times have you painted me exactly?" Color him curious.