Taylor Townsend quotes from The O.C.

Summer

[Seeing the front page of a newspaper] Did you see this about earthquake weather? You know, it's exactly this kind of voodoo science that lets politicians deny global warming [hands paper to Taylor]

Taylor

Oh, my God, I know. And how many times have they predicted "the big one" and it never happens. Almost makes you wish that it would.

Ryan

These are really good croissants.

Taylor

Don't you have the feeling we're on the cusp of something, and we just need to leap into the void?

Ryan

Did you get these at Joe's?

Taylor

Ryan, don't you have that feeling?

Ryan

[confused] What?

Summer

What happened with Ryan?

Taylor

[sighs] I tried, Summer. I really did. The moment was upon us, we were staring into each other's eyes, and... and he just didn't say it! Ugh. Sometimes I just wanna grab him and tie him to a chair and shoot him full of sodium pentothal and see what spills out.

Taylor

Uh, Mister! Mail Carrier, sir! ‘Scuse me, please! Could you wait? Hi. I'm sorry. Um, a woman in that house where I live just gave you a letter that she shouldn't have and, uh, I kind of need it back.

Ma'am, once the letter goes in the pouch. it's the property of the federal government.

Taylor

Okay... and I totally understand that. But if you take that letter, I am gonna lose my place at Berkeley and the chance to be with the man I love and who I think loves me, and, and... 15 years from now, when he is trapped in a loveless marriage and I have become a cold, hard ice-queen for whom love is no more than a distant memory, it will all come down to the fact that this morning, which, coincidentally, happens to be my birthday, you obeyed the letter of the law at the expense of simple, human charity.

Wow, that was amazing.

Taylor

Can I have my letter now?

Yeah, sure.

Taylor

I don't understand how you're not drunk?

Ryan

Oh, it's the Atwood genes, we're built to withstand massive quantities of alcohol.

Taylor

I don't know what to say.

Ryan

That's a first.

Taylor

Exactly.

Summer

And how are you going to do that?

Taylor

Easy, I just need to get him to tell me that he loves me.

Summer

Mhmm, Ryan talking about his feelings, now that would be an earth-shattering event.

Taylor

Don't you think the boys are acting weird?

Summer

Shifty looks, finishing each other's sentences, like they're composing a lie on the spot?

Taylor

Yes.

Summer

Totally normal for them.

Taylor

Mom, I'm really sorry I shot you, I know we don't always get along, but ... I really love you.

Taylor

I don't think I've ever heard you say that before.

Taylor, that's why I went to Julie's. After the earthquake happened all I could think about was you.

Taylor

Oh my God Mom, me too.

I was shot because I'm such a total failure as a mother. It never even occurred to you that I would come looking for you.

Taylor

But you did. So...

So...

Taylor

Oh Mom.