Logan Echolls quotes from Veronica Mars

Veronica

"Freedom. That's what it's all about, but talking about it and being it - that's two different things."

Logan

Whew. You came up all deliberate-like. I figured you wanted to be first in line to ask me to the Sadie Hawkins dance, not recite my prize-winning essay.

Veronica

Neither, actually. I'm quoting Easy Rider, which you may remember making me watch last summer?

Logan

That's funny, that sounds a lot like my essay.

Logan

So this is staking out, huh? It looks sexier in the movies.

Veronica

Did you hear anything from Hannah?

Logan

Does deafening silence count?

Veronica

You know, I'm not sure, but I think when they start shipping your girlfriends off, you are officially a bad boy. [they high-five each other]

Logan

Her dad and your dad should get together and go bowling.

Veronica

Yep, I have no idea what compelled me to do that.

Logan

Is it because you're five?

Veronica

I'm a little punchy. I haven't been sleeping.

Logan

Thoughts of me? Hey, I get it. Sometimes I'm up all night, just thinkin' about myself.

Veronica

Remind me: why did we break up?

Logan

Well, you thought the other guy had greener grass. Or was it something about me being too much man? No, wait. It was you - you were too much man.

Logan

Mr. Wu must really like his egg-drop soup.

Dick

Uh, does this assignment come with [Chinese accent] pot stickah?

Students! This experiment is a major test grade. For some of you, [looking at Dick] it means passing this class or not.

Dick

[to Logan] Dude, is Mr. Wu hitting on me?

Okay, people, that does it. I'm assigning your partners alphabetically. Dick, I think it's a bad idea for you and Mr. Echolls to be working together.

Dick

So bad, it's good?

No.

Dick

[to Logan] God, I don't know how I'm gonna quit you. Shh! It's not me, it's Wu.

Logan

Who are you taking to the Alterna-Prom?

Dick

Well, I considered a lot of chicks, but finally, I figured I'd just go stag. I mean, it's not the prom. It's the Alterna-Prom. Why narrow my options?

Logan

Shot down, huh?

Dick

It's like a conspiracy.

Logan

It's a good thing we're graduating. Sounds like you've hit that point where every girl in school knows you.

Dick

Bring on the sorority girls!

Logan

I thought our story was epic, you know, you and me.

Veronica

Epic how?

Logan

Spanning years and continents. Lives ruined, bloodshed. Epic. But summer's almost here, and we won't see each other at all. And then you leave town... and then it's over.

Veronica

Logan...

Logan

I'm sorry about last summer. You know, if I could do it over...

Veronica

Come on. Ruined lives? Bloodshed? You really think a relationship should be that hard?

Logan

No one writes songs about the ones that come easy.

Veronica

[imitating Clint Eastwood] You a bounty hunter, boy?

Logan

I really shouldn't have pushed for the Clint Eastwood marathon. Now I've ruined you. I didn't think it was possible to make you more butch. Stupid, stupid Logan. Well, wanna feel like a man, walk me to class?

Veronica

[normal voice] Carry your books?

Logan

Why not? [they start walking to class] Guess who I saw on campus today?

Veronica

Some girl going wild? As I understand it, it happens all the time in college. I'm on the verge of it right now.

Logan

No, Dick, my BFF.

Veronica

I thought he was crashing with his dad in the Caymans.

Logan

Well, he's back.

Veronica

Did you guys talk?

Logan

Yeah, but it was brief - shouted his name, flipped me off: the bonds of friendship.

Veronica

[about two girls] New friends?

Logan

Yeah, from weightlifting class.

Veronica

Right! The only class you never miss. So, what - you guys, like, spot each other doing squat thrusts and stuff?

Logan

And have group sex in the showers. [Veronica scoffs] What is this, jealous?

Veronica

Oh, jealous would involve piano wire.

Logan

Oh. So what was that?

Veronica

That was mild annoyance at the fact that two gym buddies invite you to a party and you're there already, but whenever I want to do something interesting, you're busy.

Logan

You mean "interesting" like some fossil wheezing through a novel?

Veronica

First, Martin Amis isn't a fossil, and second, yes, it's college. We're supposed to expand our horizons past video games and binge drinking.

Logan

My horizons go slightly beyond that.

Veronica

Great. So, how about tonight we check out the art-major group show?

Logan

I'm busy? [she sighs] No, really, I have a class till ten, but if you come by afterwards, we could write on ourselves. Get real, uh... political.

Veronica

That's what a girl wants to hear: "Darling, do all the weird crap you like, just don't be late for the booty call."

Logan

While I appreciate the interest, Big Brother, I hope -

Veronica

Wow, a 1984 reference. Did you read that in weightlifting?

Logan

You know, your dad was half right. You have a thing for bad boys, but you don't want to reform them. You just get off on judging them.

Veronica

Which reminds me: can I borrow your copy of 101 Brooding Comments?

Logan

I only have the Cliff Notes. Look, I've got to run, so to save you the trouble, I'm surfing in Mexico with Dick and Mercer this weekend. I'll fax you the coordinates so you don't incur any more cell-tracking charges, and I'll keep a journal of my bad thoughts in case you want to stick my face in a cage of rats when we get back. Sorry, 1984 is the only book I read.

Logan

Is this the help desk? 'Cause I need a little help.

Veronica

Let me guess: you have this pathologically suspicious girlfriend and you hope maybe there's a guidebook?

Logan

No, it's more like, uh... what's beyond pathological?

Logan

You were expecting Sidney Poitier?

Veronica

No jokes. No innuendos, no quips. Don't even think of alluding to having seen me naked or having touched any part of my body that does not have fingers.

Logan

Can I mention that my eyes adored you? I got it. No calling you Bobcat, no talk of milky thighs.

Veronica

Go home.

Logan

Veronica. Don't worry. I wont say anything bad.

Logan

It's Mercer. Lamb just arrested him for the rapes on campus. He didn't do it. You have to help.

Veronica

How do you know he didn't do it?

Logan

Cause I was with him the night of the rape this summer.

Veronica

Where? Doing what?

Logan

I can't tell you OK? But you have to trust me. He's innocent.

Veronica

Maybe I don't want to know what you were up to.

Logan

When have you ever not wanted to know anything?

Logan

Why can't you for once just leave things alone?

Veronica

Okay, now you're starting to piss me off.

Logan

[yelling] Frankly, Veronica, so what? You're not invincible, and you're not always right.

Keith

Hey! You might want to stop yelling at my daughter.

Logan

Yeah? You might want to start.