Garret quotes from Crossing Jordan

[giving a speech to college students] You want my career advice? Because here it is: Don't follow your father's footsteps, don't follow in anybody's footsteps. Don't become a doctor just because your mother wants you to be a doctor or because your father never once said he loved you in your whole lousy life. I don't care. Take that and go do something noble. Go be an artist…be a poet. Do you understand the courage it takes to become a poet? Find something beautiful in life even if it's just for a moment. Something that tells you you're alive. And it's gonna be okay. Anyone have any questions about that?...Don't forget what I said.

You're in the deep end now, and you're gonna have to learn how to swim. (edit)

What? One thing led to a mother?

Five jobs in four years, that's impressive.

Jordan

You know me, short attention span.

That means you're a pain in the ass. And I say that with love. The good news is it's not too late to change. You don't have to be an obnoxious driven zealot your whole life.

Jordan

Again said with love right?

Jordan

Still pissed about the DNA kits.

No, no you got lucky. You're buried deep in the rubble of the earthquake of my day.

Let me ask you a question. What did you want for your birthday when you were 17?

Lily

Boobs.

Jordan

Garret, have you gotten any recently?

Pardon me?

Jordan

You heard me. How long has it been?

We are not having this conversation.

Whether on not I have been getting any lately is none of your business and there are more important things to do around her than discuss my sex life.

Jordan

Yeah, but they're not as much fun!

Did you hear that?

The guy's got the touch.

Bug

It's gotta be the accent.

That guy can shovel it with the best of them.

Lily

…I really need to know what you want.

You want to know what I want. [he kisses her]

Lily

Ok, that works for me.

We're communicating.

Jordan

Vertically or horizontally?

I'm probably making the biggest mistake of my life!

Lily

Well, there's no argument there.

…The little guy in the green threads, what was his name?

Chill.

Perverted little leprechaun, rubbed me the wrong way.

Spread 'em Nigel!

Nigel

I'd rather not.

: Is that bruising there where the sun don't shine?

Nigel

Uh-uh!

I don't know how I missed it. That's from the barrel of a 45. Talk about hiding the evidence.

Nigel

Ouch!