One Tree Hill

Daytona: He would have turned left. Nathan's an athlete. His reflexes would have been to turn left. But he didn't. It was almost like... like he aimed for the wall, you know? Like he tried to crash.

Whitey: Have you ever been to Florida, Peyton? Peyton: Once, with my dad. Whitey: There's a little town, just off the Gulf of Mexico. The weather's perfect year round, kind of like today. It's almost a paradise. It's a great place to raise a child. Or, if you're family, to protect one 'til her daddy can arrive. Jenny's fine, Peyton. Jake wanted you to know that. Peyton: I went by to see him this morning, and he told me he didn't want me to visit anymore. He said it was too hard. Whitey: I can understand that. I know you miss your mom, honey, just like I miss my wife. But think about Jake. He misses both women that he loves.

Nathan: (In the emergency room) Promise me.. Lucas: Anything. Nathan: Don't call Haley.

Cooper: Nathan, you reduce your speed and you come in. Nathan: You know what I need, Coop? Some of that 200 mile an hour therapy you were talking about. Cooper: Nathan? Nathan: Nobody goes past seven on the tach, right? Let's see about eight. Cooper: No, too fast. Nathan! Nathan: You were right, Coop. This feels pretty damn good. (Nathan has flashbacks of his relationship with Haley right before crashing his car into the wall.)

Brooke: (Answering her cell.) Hello? Peyton: Hi. Is this the Safe Rides program? Brooke: It sure is. Peyton: Well, I was wondering if you could come pick me up. Brooke: Of course. Peyton: Good. I'd love to feel safe for a night. Thanks.

Karen: How you doing... boozy? Deb: Great, actually. As a matter of fact I'm turning over a new leaf. From now on, I'm lookin on the bright side of things, staying positive. Karen: Oh, Dan paid Jules to seduce Keith. Deb: Life sucks, I need a drink.

Cooper: (referring to Haley) What's wrong with her? What'd you marry, a blind girl? (Nathan sighs) Aw man... It's your gear isn't it? Okay, drop your shorts. Let's have a look. Nathan: Cooper... Cooper: Come on, let's see it.

Andy: Well, the Dean presented me with two options. Either I end the relationship or I lose my job. Karen: There's gotta be someone... Andy: So I quit. Karen: Andy, you love teaching. Andy: Not as much as I love you. Karen: I'm so sorry. Andy: It was a no-brainer, Karen. There'll be other teaching positions, but I hope there's never another woman in my life.

Lucas: Hey, Brooke. You decent? Brooke: Dressed, yes. Decent, never have been.

Nathan: Cooper, what are you doing here, man? Cooper: Perspective, nephew. I'm here to adjust yours.

Dan walks into his office to find Andy sitting in his chair. Dan: Think you're on the wrong side of the desk, little man. Andy: I think you're on the wrong side of me. I lost my teaching position tonight. Dan: Really? That's terrible. What happened? Andy: Do you have any faith, Dan? Dan: Faith? Andy: You know, do you believe in anything? God? Science? Karma? Dan: No. No, I don't believe in karma. But I do believe I'll give you a chance to remove yourself from my establishment, before I personally remove you. Andy: You know, we're very different, you and I. See, I'm a big believer in karma. I think it's amazing how most of the time tragedy befalls a man who just isn't living right. Dan: You know, if you're gonna threaten me kid... at least do it like a man. Andy: Karma finds us all in time, Dan. But, you know? I find that sometimes it helps to just point it in the right direction.

Cooper: You know, when my wife left, I was a mess. Nathan: You saying you're not still a mess? I mean, you should've been. Carrie was really hot. Cooper: Yeah, well, they usually are when they're supermodels. And by the way, shut up. I had to let it all go, you know... The feeling that I wasn't good enough for Carrie, how much I resented the fact that she wanted things besides me. I mean, it wasn't fair to her. Hell, I wasn't going to give up racing for her. Nathan: I would've. I mean given up basketball for Haley. I kinda did. Cooper: Well you think, maybe that's the reason she left? I mean, when you met her, would you have given it up then? Nathan: No, probably not. Cooper: Maybe you're not the person she fell in love with anymore, man. Maybe she's not the person you thought she was. Look, I don't say this to hurt you, Nate, but... it's just people change, you know? Nathan: So, after she left you... I mean, was there a day when it felt better? Cooper: Sure, followed by a day when it felt worse. I mean, that's just the way it goes. But I got to tell you, you'd be amazed at how therapeutic 200 miles an hour can be. Nathan: I'll bet, man. Cooper: Look Nate... love is a pretty great thing man. Maybe it's the greatest thing. But it's got to be true love, for the both of you. Nathan: What if it was? What if it still is? Cooper: If it still is, man, you fight like hell for it. But the harder question is "what if it wasn't?" Trust me, that one's a bitch.

Karen: I miss Keith! Deb: I miss Nathan! Peyton: I miss Jake! Brooke: I don't really miss Felix at all! Or my parents... but I do miss my money!

Deb: You know what I always do when I need to feel better? Brooke: Drink? Deb: No, dance.

Lucas: Stephen King once wrote "Time takes it all whether you want it to or not. Time takes it all. Time bears it away. And in the end there is only darkness, and sometime we lose them there again."

Lucas: Joseph Conrad once wrote "Who knows what true happiness is... not the conventional word but the naked terror. To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion."

Deb: I know about what you did to Keith. Dan: I see. (Spots the pot of water Deb is boiling) What's all this? Deb: I'm boiling water to throw on you? Dan: And what's the syrup for? Deb: That's so it sticks to you. I wish you would have died on that floor in the beach house. I went to the chapel, and I prayed for you to die. That's the kind of horrible, pathetic shell of a person I've become. But no more. I'm walking out that door Dan, because if I don't, one of us is going to die soon.