Emily: [on the phone] May I speak with Rory please?
Lorelai: No, you can't speak with Rory.
Emily: Why not?
Lorelai: Because I called you.
Emily: So what?
Lorelai: You don't get to request a switch when a person calls you.
Emily: I'm sure she's standing right there.
Lorelai: Not the point. If you wanna talk to Rory, you have to call. Then when I answer the phone, you can ask for Rory. But you didn't call, I called, so you cannot ask for Rory.

Lorelai: [on the phone] Come on, Mom, this is silly. I mean, think back to before the whole Friday night dinner thing. We still had a relationship.
Emily: You mean the one where I would trick you into calling me by leaving a message on your answering machine saying I had something important to tell you, but I wouldn't include the details so you had no choice but to call me.
Lorelai: Yes.
Emily: And then when you did call, we'd talk about the weather, you'd ask about the DAR, and then you'd put Rory on the phone, even when she was too young to talk.
Lorelai: It was not always like that.
Emily: It was always like that. Very well. The weather's fine, the DAR is staging a luncheon at the library next week. You already said I couldn't talk to Rory, so there, I think you've fulfilled your obligation.
Lorelai: Okay, Mom, fine. Have a nice day.
Emily: Same to you.

Paris: So, have you figured out your plans for prom night yet?
Rory: Oh, no, but Stars Hollow is a much more casual kind of a prom. Less Cinderella, more Footloose.

Lorelai: It's my own fault. I poked a slumbering bear with a stick. I reached out and initiated contact with Emily Gilmore. I get what I deserve.
Sookie: You're a bad girl.
Lorelai: You know what really stinks? They're having Rory over tonight for a movie night.
Sookie: Movie night? That's your thing with her.
Lorelai: Exactly. What's next? "Stay home and dance around in your underwear to the Monkees' greatest hits" night? I wouldn't put it past them to steal that, too.

Lane: This is a really nice chair. Is it old?
Mrs. Kim: Old enough.
Lane: Well, it's really nice. I mean, the back is very sturdy and the legs are all the same length and the wood looks like it was a tree at some point, which is good for wood, 'cause it was.

Lane: Did you hear what she said?
Lane: Yes, I did.
Dave: What did it mean?
Lane: I don't know.
Dave: Was it a yes, was it a no?
Lane: I'm not sure.
Dave: Well, it's gotta be from the bible, right? So I'll just go home, do some research, look on the Internet, see what I can find. I'll call you when I know something.
Lane: Okay. [Dave kisses Lane before he leaves] I'm so writing him a song tonight.

Lorelai: Coming?
Rory: No, you guys go ahead. I'll be in the back of the line so that when the earth opens up and swallows you whole, I'll be here to tell a story.

Lane: Mama, I'm really sorry about the other night. I did everything wrong, everything you taught me not to do. I lied to you, I let you down. I never intended to do that and I don't know how to fix it, but I'm going to try my hardest because I am so, so sorry. I'll be upstairs if you need me. I'm gonna go in my room, gonna iron my dress for church and I'm gonna think about what I've done.

Mrs. Kim: It's not from the bible.
Dave: What?
Mrs. Kim: It's Shakespeare, Henry VI. I like to goof off now and then, too, you know.
Dave: Shakespeare.
Mrs. Kim: That is a very difficult this to do, reading the bible in one night. I myself have only done it three times. You need great determination and excellent light. I'm very impressed. All right.
Dave: All right what?
Mrs. Kim: You can go to the prom, but you cannot get married.
Dave: That seems fair to me.
Lane: And me! The person who is going upstairs to think about what she's done.
Mrs. Kim: Lane is grounded until the prom and for two months after. You may call her on the phone every other day for ten minutes and that is all. Understand?
Dave: Yes, ma'am. Thank you, Mrs. Kim.

Lorelai: So listen, my name is Lorelai Gilmore and this is Sookie St. James. I know this isn't exactly the best time for this, but we were wondering if you had any idea what's going to happen with the Dragonfly.
Sookie: Because we want it!
Lorelai: Sookie and I actually talked to Fran about buying it once.
Sookie: We work in the Independence Inn now.
Mr. Brink: The one that burned down?
Lorelai: Yes, but that was just an accident. It was a bad wire.
Sookie: A bad, bad wire.
Lorelai: It could've happened to anyone and should in no way reflect our inn-running abilities.