Quotes from Failing Down
Mitch to Pacey: I've had the distinct pleasure of watching you grow up. You certainly are one of the most endearing pests I've ever met.
Gretchen: What do you think?
Pacey: I think I hate it.
Gretchen: Well, I think it's charming.
Pacey: Charming? It's like something out of Better Homes and Crap.
Gretchen: Okay, you see crap, I see potential.
Pacey: Well, no, I see potential too. I see the potential for rats to gnaw at our extremities while we sleep.
Drue: How much do you hate them already?
Joey: Who?
Drue: The superficial snobs, laying down huge sums for the privilege of frolicking in the presence of other members of their tribe.
Joey: Wow, cue the violins. You know, nothing tugs the heart strings like the anguished cry of a poor little rich boy.
Dawson: My quote-unquote best friend pursued a relationship with a girl that I've loved in one way or another for as long as I can remember, and that hurts so much that sometimes I can't sit still.
Andie: Guys are maddening creatures.
Jack: Tell me about it.
Drue: It's so funny, these people... all the money in the world, but not an ounce of class.
Dawson: When you love someone, you want her to be proud of you. You want her to think that there's nothing in the world that you're incapable of. And the thought of disappointing her is... it's crippling.
Jen: Do you have to be so damn earnest? It's disgusting, really. It makes me want to drown you in the creek.
Dawson: Aw, it's part of my charm. Funny things about friends, sometimes they bring you the worst of news, but it's always with the best of intentions.
Pacey: So, y'know, I'm talking to my sister and she says to me that it's actually not such a bad idea to discuss your problems with your girlfriend.
Joey: Nice to know someone in the Witter family can boast a brain cell or two.
Joey to Pacey: We spent three months on the sea, but we didn't even come close to weathering the storm.
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