Paris: I need her to be at Yale. Rory has been my only real competition since she showed up at Chilton. She's the only one who has ever challenged me. She's my pace car. She's my Bjorn Borg. Without her, I'll get lazy. I'll fall apart. I'll have frosted hair and dragon-lady nails and I'll achieve nothing. I'll become my mother.
Lorelai: Paris, listen to me. You are a very smart, driven young lady. You can be anything you want. Except a diplomat. You don't need Rory to push you.
Paris: Rory's my only friend. She stays in the room until I'm completely done saying something. I need that.