Ryan Atwood quotes from The O.C.

I can't believe she beat me.

Ryan

I can. Can we eat now?

Absolutely not. I won't go down like that. These people look up to me. I'm like a god to them.

S2 E21 The Return Of The Nana

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So what kind of dancing are we talking about? A little Jazz Step, a little Soft Shoe?

MSMary Sue

Actually, it's not quite a dance contest.

It isn't?

MSMary Sue

No.

Ryan

She's got whipped cream, Seth.

Yeah, I know. Maybe she's... baking a cake.

MSMary Sue

See, I'm gonna cover myself with whipped cream, and you're gonna lick it all off and eat a cherry out of my mouth before any of the other contestants.

Did she say "cherry"?

MSMary Sue

If we win, it would mean so much to my grandma. Not having to worry about my college loans. With all the money she spends on medication.

Yeah. It's for Grandma.

S2 E21 The Return Of The Nana

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Ryan

What time is it?

It's 5:30... ish.

Ryan

You're showing up earlier and earlier.

Yeah, well, we have a lot of ground to cover. So I figured, since we're both up, we may as well get a jump on it.

S2 E23 The O.Sea

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Look, we want to go away for the weekend, and if we can't trust you by yourselves, you're gonna have to stay with your grandfather. Which means you'll be spending the weekend with Julie Cooper.

SRSeth & Ryan

[look at each other] You can trust us.

Good, now go do your homework.

[Seth and Ryan sheepishly leave]

[out of the boys' earshot] Nothing like a little Julie Cooper to strike terror in the hearts of children everywhere.

[smirks] Very impressive!

S2 E23 The O.Sea

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Trey

Jess turned out a little crazier than I expected.

Ryan

Really? That's a surprise, considering you met her face down in a pool.

S2 E24 The Dearly Beloved

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Okay, how about this: you and Marissa run away together.

Ryan

Uh, last time I tried to run away-

We were ambushed by the cops. Got it. So I guess your not up for the model home idea, either.

Ryan

Uh, I thought we might be able start off with something that wouldn't involve me getting arrested.

Is it my fault that most of our half-baked adolescent schemes go hopelessly awry and my dad has to bail us out?

Ryan

Uh, usually, yeah.

S3 E3 The End of Innocence

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So your Grandpa's broke.

Ryan and Marissa don't go to school any more.

Ryan

Jimmy Cooper just sailed out of town again.

I got two months of detention.

That's the great thing about this place. Nothing ever happens.

S3 E3 The End of Innocence

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[Ryan and Seth come into the kitchen for breakfast.]

Ryan

Where's all the cereal?

Oh, I guess we're out.

There's no bagels either.

I thought we'd try something new.

Mom, listen to me. I know this whole "Cooking with Kirsten" thing is helping you keep focused. But you can not preempt a man's regularly scheduled breakfast. It is a sacred routine.

S3 E5 The Perfect Storm

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Well, you've beaten the Sandy Cohen mind-melt. I was hoping if we gave you the space you needed, you'd realize that this is not the answer to your problem.

Ryan

Yeah? Maybe my problem doesn't have an answer.

Sure it does, Ryan. You keep out of trouble until you graduate, at the very least you'll end up at a good community college.

Yeah, you'll post of couple of semesters of good work then you could transfer to a four-year school.

Ryan

Yeah, if you come from my family, it's not so easy.

We're your family now.

Ryan

I may not be an Atwood anymore but I'm not a Cohen either. I don't know what I am.

So you're gonna figure it out lost at sea.

Ryan

Lost at sea, lost on my own, what's the difference, right?

S3 E5 The Perfect Storm

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Ryan

There's this guy, and he's gotten it in his head that he's gonna fight me.

Does this have anything to do with the fact that my car is now the "Lil Bitch"?

Ryan

Maybe. I was gonna fix that.

S3 E7 The Anger Management

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Okay, picture me in college. Big fish in a small pond? Or small fish in a big pond?

Ryan

Well, I don't know. I never really pictured you living in a pond.

S3 E8 The Game Plan

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Ryan

So it's safe to say you're not going to Berkeley. Have you told your dad yet?

Sandy Cohen is a perceptive guy. I'm sure he'll figure it out.

Ryan

Seth, you've got to tell him.

"Dad, I'm not applying to Berkeley... Where'd you get a gun?... Why do you have this gun?" Mmm, that doesn't have a good ring to it.

S3 E8 The Game Plan

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Hey, guys, can't talk. I have to go see Dr. Kim.

You in trouble?

Uh, no. I have to change my college file. I got my SAT score.

Summer, we got our SAT scores back months ago.

Well, I took mine late. There was a Valley marathon the first time around.

Ryan

Oh. How'd you do?

Ryan, come on. You never ask a lady her age, weight or SAT score.

I got a 2300.

[Ryan and Seth stare at her, dumbfounded.]

What? That bad?

S3 E9 The Disconnect

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Ryan

What's with all the questions?

Nothing, I'm just trying to exhaust your issues so we can get to mine.

S3 E9 The Disconnect

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[Seth, Summer, Ryan, and Marissa are in the diner, discussing how they're going to help Johnny.]

If any of you were remotely Jewish, I would just say we could pool our bar mitzvah money, but... Holy crap, that's it.

What's it?

Ryan

No, no, no, no, no.

Yes.

Ryan

No way, dude.

Yes way, dude.

Ryan

I'm sorry, I can't. I'm not having it.

Having what?

A bar mitzvah.

Ryan gets a bar mitzvah. Now that is funny.

Ryan

Yeah. Summer's laughing.

No, that's just gas.

[Summer slaps Seth.]

Now, listen to me. This wouldn't be an ordinary bar mitzvah. You know what this would be? Wait for it... A Chrismukkah bar mitzvahkkah. Spell that, dude.

Ryan

That's crazy.