Blair: What are you doing here? (referring to Dan) Do I smell pork... and cheese? (To Serena) Ok, well when you're done with your charity work why don't you come find me.

Dan: Isn't that the girl who told the entire school and, oh, several colleges, that you had a drug problem?
Serena: Yeah. But, you know, Blair can be a little... Blair. (they chuckle) We are actually trying to work things out. Today is our first day hanging out together. Alone.
Dan: Uh uh.
Serena: Uh uh. (laughs) So I should probably get back.
Dan: Yeah, sure.
Serena: But call me sometime. So we can get together and do that thing you didn't ask me to do.

Nate: I haven't seen him since he was a senior and we were in eighth grade. Looks intense.
Chuck: Are you high? He looks like Matthew McConaughey between movies. That guy's a loser.

Chuck: That dream of yours... What is it really? 'Cause I hear you talk about how you don't want to go to Dartmouth, how you don't want to follow in your father's footsteps. But what exactly do you want?
Nate: All I know is that it's not this.
Chuck: Well, you had better discover what it is before you throw everything away trying to find it.

Rufus: I dated a girl like Serena, once. Actually a lot like Serena. And girls like that might be challenging. That's true. And they're complicated, and enigmatic. And usually worth it. And the only way you know for sure is to jump it with both feet.
Dan: What happened with you?
Rufus: I swam for a while. Till I drowned.
Dan: Oh. Well, thanks dad. That's a great story.

Serena: Blair, wait. Why are you so mad?
Blair: Why am I mad? You mean, why aren't I furious?! I can't believe for one second I thought that it would be different this time.
Serena: You thought what would be different?
Blair: You couldn't deal with the spotlight shining on me for once, could you?
Serena: What are you talking about? I was told that we were doing this together. What, did you not get my message?
Blair: What about this morning then? When you glanced at the call sheet, did you see my name on it? When I wasn't in hair and make-up, didn't that seem strange? When the dressing room only had your name on it, what, did you think they just forgot?
Serena: I was told that you were running late, and they asked me to do some test shots first. Blair, they told me you wanted me here.
Blair: And you believed them?
Serena: Look, Blair, I encouraged you to do this. Why would I try to steal something from you that I pushed you to do?
Blair: Because you take everything from me! Nate, my mom!
Serena: Blair!
Blair: You can't even help it. It's who you are. I just thought that maybe this time it would be different. I should have known I'd be wrong.

Blair: Serena send you here to talk to me?
Dan: No, believe it or not, I actually came here myself.
Blair: (sighs) Normally, wouldn't be this close to you without a tetanus shot.

Blair: Did you choose Serena over me? (Pause) You could've picked a stranger. You didn't have to choose my best friend. Did you think I wouldn't find out?
Eleanor: I was going to tell you tonight. At dinner. It was no right decision. Uh, there... there wasn't any time. I know you can understand all this. It was mishandled; the whole thing, from top to bottom.
Blair: Do you actually want me to agree with you?
Eleanor: Bendel's going to legitimize this company. It'd take everything to the next level. You know how I hard I've worked for that. You have always been my biggest supporter. My biggest fan.
Blair: I'm your daughter.
Eleanor: And as my daughter I need you would forgive me. In time. But if my company had lost this deal because of you, I'd never forgive myself.
Blair: I hope you never do.
Gossip Girl: You didn't hear it from us, but in every girl's life there comes a moment when she realizes that her mother just might be more messed up than she is.

Dan: My mom kind of left us a couple of months ago. Only my... my dad and my sister don't really see that, 'cause she told us she had to go away for the summer to, uh... to follow her dreams and be an artist. But it's not summer anymore and she's still up there. And that's all she seems to care about right now. Every time I go to see her, I tell myself this time I'm going to tell her what I think. This time I'm going to look her in the eye, and say... either come home or leave for good. And so there I was, just the other day; I was sitting across the table from her, I looked her straight in the eye and I didn't say anything.
Blair: Why not?
Dan: I don't know. But I wish I had.'Cause, even if it didn't change anything, she'd know how I felt.

Serena: I'm sorry you were right.
Blair: I know.
Serena: When I got that call, I should have known you had nothing to do with it. I know I should have never pushed you to do this whole thing in the first place.
Blair: Actually I'm glad you pushed me. It ended up being a very important day for me. I just thought it was going to be more fun.
Serena: I know, me too.