Lyla Garrity quotes from Friday Night Lights

Lyla

[saying grace at dinner with her mom and her new boyfriend] Thank you Lord for this food that we are about to receive and for your wisdom Lord. I pray that you will guide me and everyone at this table to help respect You and make good choices ... for example to not take advantage of the vulnerability of a recently separated but not yet divorced woman ... and in turn to give others at the table the strength to remember that a mother of three should not be wearing skinny jeans. Amen. [They all release hands] Bon appetit!

Lyla

Mr. Street, is it true that you can throw a 400 yard touchdown pass to three different receivers at the same time?

Jason

Yes, it's true.

Lyla

Then you must kiss me. [kisses Jason] Is it true that you have superhuman powers and can demolish buildings and hurl fireballs?

Jason

Yes, it's true.

Lyla

Then you must kiss me. [kisses Jason] Is it true, Mr. Street?

Jason

That I love Lyla Garrity.

Lyla

Yes, is that true, Mr. Street, that you love Lyla Garrity?

Jason

More than anything in the world.

Lyla

More than football?

Jason

[laughing] More than almost anything in the world. [kisses Lyla]

Jason

Stop! My legs are never gonna get better....ever.

Lyla

But there are cases, lots of cases--

Jason

And those cases aren't me. All right? I don't even have full use of my hands. I'll be lucky if I get that back. Alright, I can't even put my own shoes on and off. How can you not see that? What the hell is wrong with you?

Lyla

I'm just trying to help you.

Jason

Yeah, well, you're not helping. You wanna help then stop pretending that everything is OK.

Lyla

Why are you getting so mad?

Jason

Because every night when I go to sleep, I dream that I can walk again. And every morning, I wake up, and I have to accept it all over again. And then you walk in here, all smiles and acting like nothing's wrong and it's killing me! So get this through your head. My life as we knew it--over.

Lyla

Don't say that, Jason.

Jason

Football--over. Notre Dame, going pro, all that--gone. You and me? We're not getting married. So, I need you to do something for me, all right? Get out. Get out!! Don't just look at me, go!

Lyla

I'll be back tomorrow for when they transfer you to the rehab facility.

Lyla

Tim? Hey. Uh, we're having a prayer meeting for Jason this afternoon. You wanna come?

Tim

What are we going to pray for, Lyla? A new spine for Jay?

Lyla

Tim, I know you don't do anything you don't want to do, and I guess that's fine, but don't insult me.

Lyla

Hey, we need to talk. [pulls Tim into an empty classroom] I've been having these feelings. Like a flood of feelings.

Tim

Me too.

Lyla

For Jason, Tim. What, what happened with us came from all these feelings about Jason and what he's going through. I know it doesn't make a lot of sense. Do you understand?

Tim

Yeah.

Lyla

What I'm saying is, I don't feel anything for you, okay. That wasn't even me that night. That was--I don't even know who that was but it will never happen again. No one can ever know about it and it meant nothing. Do you understand me, Tim?

Tim

Yeah.

Lyla

I hate myself for the other night. I just hope I don't go straight to hell. I really do.

Lyla

Tim, just don't do this okay?

Tim

Do what?

Lyla

Pretend that you're interested in my school work. It's obvious that you're not, that you're just trying to--

Tim

Have a conversation, Lyla? Yeah, I thought we may want to try and do that sometime.

Lyla

Okay. What do you want to talk about Tim? The fact that you're sleeping with your paralyzed best friend's girlfriend. Is that what you want to talk about, Tim? No, I don't think we're going to be doing a lot of talking.

Tim

What's up?

Lyla

Tim, we have to stop this. Look at me, Tim. Please. Jason is getting out of there soon. He's changing; he's getting back to his old self.

Tim

So you're done with me?

Lyla

Tim don't.

Tim

Don't what?

Lyla

Don't react like that. You knew this had to end. Look, I take full responsibility for everything that's happened. It's all my fault.

Tim

Sounds like it was the biggest mistake of your life, Lyla.

Lyla

I feel like I have to make a choice here Tim before things get more messed up then they already are. I care about you Tim, I do. I just, I can't live with myself anymore.

Tim

Bye, Lyla.

Tim

[at a pep rally] Waste of friggin' time, huh?

Lyla

Look, I know you hate me right now, and I understand

Tim

I don't hate you, Lyla. It'd be a lot easier if I did.

Lyla

I don't know how to talk to you when you're like this. I mean, God it's not even 7 o'clock and you can barely stand. You can blame me if you want, Tim. You can blame the whole world for all I care, but if you think being drunk all the time is gonna make this any easier, you're wrong. It's not cool or charming. It's just pathetic and gross and I feel sorry for you. I really do.

Tim

Lyla.

Lyla

I think you should come.

Jason

I don't know. I still don't know if I'm ready to face everybody yet. You know, it's embarrassing being the center of attention and all.

Lyla

Like you're not used to that.

Jason

Well, for football maybe, but not for being hurt. I mean, come on, it's like “Hey everybody come check out the freak show, don't feed the animals”.

Lyla

It's not like that. People just want to see you, you know? I miss you.

Jason

Is that right?

Lyla

Mmm-hmm.

Jason

I gotta ask you something.

Lyla

Okay.

Jason

Is there something happening between you and Riggins, Lyla?

Lyla

No! Why would you even say that Jason?

Jason

‘Cause I saw you in the parking lot the other night.

Lyla

You saw us. Doing what?

Jason

I don't know. No--Nothing I guess.

Lyla

That's crazy. I love you. Jason, you know that don't you?

Jason

I do. I just had to ask. I'm sorry.

Lyla

I'm sorry. There are no words that can ever express that, but I am so sorry. Please.

Jason

Did you have sex with him? How many times?

Lyla

Jason, please.

Jason

Oh come on, how many?... You can go.

Lyla

I lost Jason.

Buddy

What?

Lyla

I was unfaithful, Daddy.

Buddy

Well...We all make mistakes, and we--we grow up, but you're my little girl. You're my daughter and I want you to always remember that.

Lyla

You've never left a game before.

Buddy

It's only a game. You're my daughter.

Lyla

What are you doing? Don't you know you're sitting with the school slut?

Tim

Let them look, Lyla. I don't care.

Lyla

It's different for girls. You can sleep around all you want and people think you're cool. I make one mistake--and it was a mistake. Tim you're making it worse. You can't be here.

Lyla

But everyone would've looked out for your family.

Jason

The town cripple? How long do you think that charity would've lasted, huh? It's killing me to have to do this to Coach, it's killing me to have to do this to the team but maybe they're all right. The lawyers, my parents maybe they're right. Maybe someone teaches me to tackle somebody I'm not in a chair. We're not in this mess.

Lyla

If you think this for the best then I'm with you.

Jason

What is it with you that you wanna screw your life up for me, huh?

Lyla

Love makes us kind of stupid.

Jason

Well, thank God for that. [kisses Lyla]

Jason

You're beautiful, you're smart and you're talented and you've got your whole future ahead of you.

Lyla

Oh my God, are you breaking up with me?

Jason

My choices are much more limited then yours.

Lyla

Please don't tell me you're breaking up--

Jason

Shh, shh, shh, shh. I went out with Herc tonight and I basically spent the whole evening convincing myself that I was just a huge thorn in your side, and after I got done doing that I started to think about Herc and why I like him so much, and I started to realize that I think I like him so much because he took his hand-cap and he didn't settle for just becoming as good as he was before, he tried to become a better man, and he did. And I think that if I can be more like him, maybe I wouldn't be such a bad guy to be around. And what....what he would do if he was in my shoes.

Lyla

He would dump me and go after Tyra.

Jason

No, he wouldn't.

Lyla

Yeah, he would, he told me.

Jason

But if it were you that he loved. If it were you...Lyla I love you more then life itself and I have loved you like that since the first moment I laid eyes on you. Lyla Garrity...will you marry me? Baby?