Mom, why do you want to loan me money?
All it would require is for the three of us to sit down and hash out the details. Of course, we'd want to get together with you from time to time to see how things are progressing, but we wouldn't become pests about it.
Mom, why don't we just talk about it Friday night at dinner?
Oh...[pause] So, our Friday night dinners will continue, then?
Well, we might as well. I've kind of gotten used to it.
All right. That sounds fine. But don't be late, and don't wear jeans.
Mom, when have I ever worn jeans to dinner?
Well, I don't know. It very well could have been Rory who enforced your dress code. I'm just saying that I don't think jeans are appropriate.
All right. Spandex and a tube top it is.
May I have your attention, please? I'd like to welcome you all to this Bon Voyage in honor of one of Stars Hollow's favorite daughter, Miss Rory Gilmore! [gestures to her and everyone applauds and cheers] I've known Rory as have most of you....
Have you given any more thought to my spa idea?
Oh, yeah. I don't think I'm interested, though.
...pregnant with pride and anticipation. Ready to birth you from our collective womb, fully gestated, and nourished, and so we breathe deep and with these last painful contractions, we push you out into the world, spank your bottom, and wipe the amniotic fluid from your eyes, as you issue your first independent breath.
Is this speech making you a little queasy?
Rory, would you like to say a few words?
[coming up to the front] Thank you, Taylor, for that very unique tribute. Um...I love this place. I just loved growing up here. I love all of you, and thank you so much for doing all this. It's amazing, it's just...it's so...oh, gosh, I'm on the verge of gushing, so I'm just going to stop myself. I don't want to gush, except for one more thing. To my mom, who...is just everything to me, and everything I am, and who I'm going to miss so much.
[Lorelai, watching from background, smiles and nods, with tears in her eyes]
[about the party] I just can't believe they did this for her.
I don't think that this is all for Rory. I think this party is a testament to you, Lorelai, and the home you've created here. I regret that you needed to--
All right, now, let me finish, Emily. I regret it...and recent experiences have taught us--
Oh, please don't be one of those "I had a heart attack, and now I'm going to express my every thought" types!
Not every thought, Emily. Just this one. [to Lorelai] It takes a...a remarkable person...to inspire all this.
Hey you got to be careful when you drink coffee on the bus. It's bumpy.
I should have gotten you a sippy cup.
Maybe I should get a flask.
Do they make flasks for hot beverages?
Yeah, they're called thermoses.
Right. I'll get you a thermos that says "World's Greatest Reporter," to match your cap.
Oh yeah, about that. I meant to tell you that I left that cap at home.
Well it wasn't very flattering.
Well how will people know you're the world's greatest reporter?
I guess they'll just have to read your stuff.
[The series' last lines]
