“In A Lonely Place” · Season 5
In this episode: Dawson Leery (2), Jen Lindley (2), Joey Potter (1), Jack McPhee (1), Audrey Liddell (1)
Do you think that when, uh, when two people are in a relationship, that they should be passionate about the same things in order for it to work?
No. Not as long as they're passionate about each other.
And we are. Right? We're passionate about each other.
You're not having doubts about us, are you?
[To Pacey] Happiness, it freaks me out.
[To Pacey] That's kind of the essence of Audrey, isn't it? I mean, she just zeros in on the one thing that you're slightly afraid of, and then she just does not take no for an answer. That's a good quality to have in a person.
So what is the best ending in all of literature? Don't say Ulysses. Everyone says Ulysses.
That's easy. Sentimental Education by Flaubert.
And what happens?
Nothing, really. Just two old friends sitting around remembering the best thing that never happened to them.
How do you remember something that never happened?
Fondly. You see, Flaubert believed that anticipation was the purest form of pleasure... and the most reliable. And that while the things that actually happen to you would invariable disappoint, the things that never happened to you would never dim. Never fade. They would always be engraved in your heart with a sort of sweet sadness.
Would you believe she almost had an affair with her English professor?
Joey?
Mm-hmm.
Joey Potter?
Yeah.
Wow.
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