Danielle Chase quotes from My So-Called Life

Danielle

Do we have to keep talking about religion? It's Christmas.

Danielle

[voiceover] My life is different people kicking me out of different rooms.

Danielle

[voiceover] My whole life, is waiting for something to happen.

Danielle

It's not fair. Angela got a new bike when she was eleven.

Graham

What do you do? Keep like running tally of everything we bought for Angela?

Danielle

Well, yeah.

Sharon

[voiceover] I resolve to never again have sex with Kyle, or anyone, again, unless I really love and respect them.

[voiceover]... to spend more time with the dog, and Sharon.

[voiceover] ... um, give up coffee, there, that's an easy one.

Brian

[voiceover] I resolve to stop obsessing over Angela Chase.

Danielle

[voiceover] ... to badger Mom into letting me wear make-up.

Rickie

[voiceover] ... to find some place where I like really, belong.

Rayanne

[voiceover] ... to stop drinking, but this time, like, really stop.

Patty

[voiceover] I resolve to be less judgmental, less critical, to lighten up! And above all, to be more supportive, and less suspicious. [about Graham] No matter how much it seems like he's hiding something.

Graham

[voiceover] ... to tell Hallie Lowenthal once and for all that I'm not going into restaurant business with her... And to stop all those long talks with her after class.

Danielle

You're awake?

Rayanne

I can't sleep. Too bored to sleep. Could you do me a favor?

Danielle

I could for money.

Rayanne

Girl after my very own heart. Okay, here's what you do. You go down to the liquor cabinet. You give me a bottle. Anything brown. I'll give you a dollar.

Danielle

Nope.

Rayanne

Two dollars.

Danielle

It's wrong to drink.

Rayanne

You have a real miserable side to you, you know that?

Danielle

My parents say you're a bad influence. I heard 'em talking about the things you do. Why do you do 'em?

Rayanne

I don't know. See, okay, when I look at myself, I see everything in, like, slow motion, and I think, "Something has to happen." Only, it never does. So I have to make it happen.

Rayanne

Look, I don't want to get into any big discussion or anything.

Angela

Oh, neither do I.

Rayanne

Oh, then why'd you ask me to stay?

Angela

The key? [Rayanne smiles, pretends she doesn't have it, before returning it] I knew you couldn't resist.

Rayanne

Party pooper.

Angela

Weekend from hell.

Danielle

[voiceover] That was the best weekend of my entire life.