Quotes from the Break Up Scene

SKYLAR: Will? Are you awake?

Will:No

SKYLAR:Come with me to California.

Will:What?

SKYLAR:I want you to come with me to California.

Will:How do you know that?

SKYLAR:I know. I just do.

Will:Yeah, but how do you know?

SKYLAR:I don't know.  I just feel it.

Will:And you're sure about that?

SKYLAR: Yeah. I'm sure.

WILL:Cause that's a serious thing you're sayin'.  I mean, we might be in California
next week and you could find out something about me that you don't like.
And you might feel like,"Hey, this is a big mistake."

But you can't take it back, 'cause you know it's real serious and you can't take
something like that back.  Now I'm in California, 'cause you asked me to come.  
But you don't really want me there.  And I'm stuck in California with someone who
doesn't really want me there and just wishes they had a take-back.

SKYLAR:"Take-back?" What is that? I don't want a take-back.
I want you to come
to California with me.

Will: I can't go out to Califoria.

SKYLAR: Why not?

Will: One, because I have a job here and two, because I live here

SKYLAR:Look, Will, if you're not in love with me, you can say that.

Will:I'm not saying I'm not in love with you

SKYLAR:Then what are you afraid of?

Will:What do you mean, what am I afraid of?

SKYLAR:Why won't you come with me? What are you so scared of?

Will:What am I so scared of?

SKYLAR:Well, what aren't you scared of? You live in your safe little world where
nobody challenges you and you're scared shitless to do anything else.

Will:Don't tell me about my world.  You're the one that's afraid.  You just want to
have your little fling with the guy from the other side of town and marry some pick from
Standford that your parents will approve of.  Then you'll sit with the rest of the
upper-crust kids and talk about how you went slummin', too.

SKYLAR:I inherited that money when I was thirteen, when my father died.

Will:At leasy you have a mother.

SKYLAR:Fuck You! You think I want this? That money's a burden to me.
Every day I wake up and I wish I could give that back. I'd give everything I have
back to spend one more dy with my father.  But that's life. And I deal with it.
So don't put that shit on me while you're the one that's afraid.

Will:What the fuck am I afraid of?!

SKYLAR:You're afraid of me. You're afraid that I won't love you back. And guess
what? I'm afraid too. But at least I am willing to give it a shot.  At least I'm
honest with you.

Will:I'm not honest?

SKYLAR:What about your twelve brothers?

Will:Oh, is that what this is about? You want to hear that I don't really have any brothers.
That I'm a fuckin' orphans? Is that what you want to hear?

SKYALR: Yes, Will. I didn't even know that.

Will:No, you don't want to hear that.

SKYLAR:Yes, I do, Will.

Will:You don't want to hear that I got cigarettes put into my mouth when I was 
a little kid.  That this isn't surgery-that the motherfucker stabbed me.

Will: you don't want to hear that. Don't tell me you want to hear that shit!!

SKYLAR: Yes, I do. I just want to help you

Will: Help? You think I need a "save me" sign on my back? You think I need those?

SKYLAR:No, I just want to be with you. I love you . I love you.

Will:Don't bullshit me! Don't you fuckin' BULL SHIT ME!

SKYLAR:You know what I want to hear? I want to hear that you don't love me.
If you tell me that, then I'll leave you alone. I won't ask any question and I
won't be in your life.

Will:I don't love you.

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