"I never really thought I'd like living in a small town, but it's alright here, I guess. You're asking why I didn't think I would like it? I mean...I don't really know. I just like keeping to myself, and it's a lot easier to do that in a big city than a town where everybody knows each other."

[Trying to give his friend advice] (Sounding slightly irritated) "Jeez, you seriously just let them treat you like shit and talk to you like that all day?! I dont give a damn if they're your parents, you're an adult! No one's gonna respect you if you don't put your foot down and stand up for yourself once in a while!" (Calming down) "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. It's just...if you don't learn to stand up for yourself, you could land yourself in some really bad situations. Your parents could treat you like crap for the rest of your life, plenty of people will take advantage of you, I mean, Alice, there's creeps out there who'd have a field day with a girl who can't say no! I, *he pauses, then says with an awkward, but worried tone* I really don't want something like that to happen to you."

(Sounding slightly sad) "I left Boston to get away from all of the bad shit that was happening, and now I come here and I can't even catch a break. Vivian's gone back to Boston, nobody knows where the hell Blake is, and now...(voice breaking) now, Dad is..."