Hannah : You've been gone how long now?
Nick: Ten years.
Hannah: Right. I think it was two weeks before my 18th birthday that you left. Yes, I'm quite sure because I remember getting those roses,... more

Ikey : I got a bone to pick. I read your book 3 times. I still can't figure out which character is supposed to be me.
Nick: That's 'cuz there wasn't a character based on you.
Ikey: Well now I'm... more

Editor: Dufresne College called. They wanna know if you'd be interested in teaching a one-day intensive on the art of the novel.
Nick: Not so much. Dufresne College---that's in my hometown. I... more

Sam: That house is haunted. You ever seen to To Kill a Mockingbird? You know that guy Boo Radley, in that house is Boo Radley Senior & Boo Radley Junior.
Nick: I know. I grew up there.

Nick: Look, I really am sorry, Eddie. I never thought anyone would get torn up in the process, especially you. I left here that summer with every intention of coming back to the Ridge. Then on the... more

Nick: Look, I'm trying to confront this stuff that I ran from years ago. And I'm willing to face anything, anything that comes my way. I will not leave you, Dean Etwood. Or your students either. This... more

Dean Leslie Etwood: What makes you think you can actually teach? And please, don't tell me it's because you wrote a popular novel.
Nick: No! No. But... the journey. Getting there. The journey that... more

Nick: Alright, phase one. First things first. You got to get her interest.
Sam: But I don’t play soccer.
Nick: You don’t get her interest by doing things she likes, that just makes you seem... more

Nick: Was the girl impressed?
Principal: Excuse me?
Hannah: Nick!
Nick: I’m just curious. If we’re to assume that he did this to impress a girl, I think it’d be nice to know if it had the... more

Nick: Oh, umm... So I heard that you and Eddie Latekka were hanging out. Are you guys becoming friends?
Aubrey: Why do you ask? Are you jealous?
Nick: Excuse me?
Aubrey: Do you want to be... more