"Marriages don't fail because couples get bored. They fail because while they're dating, people pretend to be the person they think their partner wants and then, well, there's only so long you can keep that up."
-Maria Palko, House, Clueless
"I can count on one hand the number of people I trust. I don't mean trust like 'I trust you aren't lying to me' or 'I trust you won't steal my money.' I'm talking about the kind of trust where you know someone's not gonna hurt you, no matter what. Or you know they'll always be there for you, no matter how bad things get. You ever know anybody like that?"
-Charles 'Trip' Tucker III, Star Trek: Enterprise
"If you really like someone, you accept every part of them. But you can't do that until they're willing to share every part with you."
-Lana Lang, Smallville
"Whoever said 'what you don't know can't hurt you was a complete and total moron because for most people I know, not knowing is the worst feeling in the world."
-Meredith Grey, Grey's Anatomy, Into You Like a Train
"Knowing is always better than not knowing."
-Greg House, House, Need To Know
"It's scary to hope things are going to turn out good because then you're taking the risk of being disappointed if they don't."
-Nate Fisher, Six Feet Under, Everyone Leaves
"People don't change. At least not in any way that really matters."
-Maria Palko, House, Clueless
"Pain makes us make bad decisions. Fear of pain is almost as big a motivator."
-Dr. Greg House, House, Euphoria: Part 2
"It doesn't matter who we were, it only matters who we are."
-Juliet, Lost, A Tale of Two Cities
"...you know as well as I do that it's not about what you look like, or your job, or how sucessful you are. It's about having people in your life that you love and who love you. That's all that matters."
-Miranda Bailey, Grey's Anatomy, What I Am
"I think everyone deserves a do-over at least once in their lives."
-Claire Bennet, Heroes, Hiros
Clark: You know, sometimes in order to protect the people we love, we keep secrets.
Lois: That is totally retarded.
-Smallville, Reunion
"We don't love the people we love because they're perfect. We love the people we love because they are."
-Warren Salter, Brothers and Sisters, Affairs of State
"Love makes us kinda stupid."
-Lilah Garrity, Friday Night Lights, What to Do While You're Waiting
Sydney: People change.
Francie: No, they don't.
-Alias, The Solution
"I just wish I could fast forward through my life and see that everything ends up okay."
-Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives, Opening Doors
"...I don't know if I trust you. I want to trust you but I don't know if I do so I'm just gonna try. I'm gonna try and trust you because I believe we can be extraordinary together rather than ordinary apart."
-Meredith Grey, Grey's Anatomy, Freedom (Part 2)