Pacey and Joey in “Admissions”

Pacey

It's not that I don't want you to be able to go off and realize your dreams, Joey, because I do. But for the first time, I just... I felt like it wasn't me that was holding you back from it.

Joey

Pacey, you've never held me back. You have to stop thinking like that.

Pacey

You know what? I could stop thinking like that if you'd just promise me one thing, that if the day ever comes, and it may come much sooner than either one of us thinks, but if that day ever comes where you did feel like I was holding you back... promise me that you'd cut me loose, yeah?

Joey

Pacey...

Pacey

Promise me that.

Joey

I won't promise you that. You're asking me to promise to let you go. I can't do that.