Jess Mariano quotes from Gilmore Girls

Logan

Oh. You penned the great American novel, Jess?

Jess

Wasn't quite that ambitious.

Logan

So what are we talking here? Short novel? Kafka length, or longer. Dos Passos? Tolstoy? Or longer? Robert Musil? Proust? I'm not throwing you with these names, am I?

Jess

You seem very obsessed with length.

Logan

You should send me a copy.

Jess

Sure. Where do I send it? The blond dick at Yale?

Rory

Jess! Wait! [she catches up with him] Jess, I'm sorry.

Jess

We shouldn't have done this.

Rory

He's just in a bad way lately-

Jess

He's a jerk!

Rory

He was in there, definitely. I am SO sorry.

Jess

I read that guy the second I saw him, I should have begged off.

Rory

Well, I didn't want you to!

Jess

He'd better not come out here!

Rory

Please, Jess, he had a lot to drink, he's tired from travelling... this isn't him, I swear.

Jess

What the hell is going on?

Rory

I told you! He's tired, and his family's bugging him right now-

Jess

No, I mean, with you! What's going on with you?

Rory

What do you mean?

Jess

You know what I mean! I know you, I know you better than anyone! This isn't you!

Rory

[defensive] I don't know.

Jess

What are you doing? Living at your grandparents' place - being in the DAR - no Yale - why did you drop out of Yale?!

Rory

It's complicated!

Jess

It's not, it's not 'complicated'!

Rory

You don't know!

Jess

This isn't you! This! You going out with this jerk? With a Porsche? We made fun of guys like this!

Rory

You caught him on a bad night.

Jess

This isn't about HIM! Okay? Screw him! What's going on with you? This isn't you, Rory, you know it isn't! What's going on?!

Rory

[defensive] I don't know! [softly, unsure] I don't know...

Jess

You don't have to read it again.

Rory

I know I don't.

Jess

There's so many things I would change in it.

Rory

Like what?!

Jess

I'd... keep the back cover, everything else goes!

Rory

You know why I love your book?

Jess

Why?

Rory

It doesn't remind me of anything! It's not a rip off, it's just you.

Jess

High praise, Miss Yale Editor!

Jess

You look happier than when I saw you last.

Rory

I am.

Jess

So... you fixed everything?

Rory

Yeah. Everything's fixed.

Jess

... I'm glad you're here.

Rory

Yeah, me too.

Jess

What?

Rory

I'm... sorry.

Jess

About what?

Rory

Ah... about coming here like this! I just got the flyer, and I don't know, I just wanted to see your place, but then... this... It's not fair to you, I'm such a jerk!

Jess

I - I don't know what you're talking about!

Rory

I couldn't even cheat on him the way he cheated on me!

Jess

Who? Who cheated on you - that guy?! Oh... you're still with him.

Rory

Yeah.

Jess

I thought everything was 'fixed'.

Rory

Everything but him.

Jess

I hate this.

Rory

You should, I'm sorry!

Jess

You came here alone, to Philadelphia!

Rory

He was out of town.

Jess

I don't deserve this, Rory.

Rory

No, you don't! You don't deserve it! I just... I'm in love with him. Despite all the bad he's done, I can't help it, I'm in love with him.

Jess

[ironically] Love, huh?

Rory

Yeah...

Jess

I guess I'll call Matthew's poet, and have him explain love to me. Poets know all about it, right?

Rory

They're supposed to. I'm so sorry I came here.

Jess

I'm not. It's what it is, you, me. [as Rory walks away] Hey, uh... if it makes you feel better, you can always tell him that we did 'something'.

Rory

Thanks, Jess.