Once Upon a Time (TV Series)
The Stranger (2012)
Jennifer Morrison: Emma Swan
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Quotes
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Emma Swan : You're asking me to believe that you are a fairy tale character?
August W. Booth : Pinocchio.
Emma Swan : Right. Of course, Pinocchio. Explains all the lying.
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August W. Booth : You're our only hope.
Emma Swan : Then you're all screwed.
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August W. Booth : You've been here before. This is the diner you were brought to when you were found as a baby.
Emma Swan : So you found an article about me. So what? I thought this trip was supposed to be about you.
August W. Booth : It is. This is my story. And it's your story.
Emma Swan : And how is that?
August W. Booth : That seven-year-old boy who found you? That was me.
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Emma Swan : Let's say you were that kid. Why lie about where you found me?
August W. Booth : I lied to protect you.
Emma Swan : From what?
August W. Booth : That.
Emma Swan : A tree?
August W. Booth : You've read Henry's book, right? You know about the curse, don't you? Your role in it? It's true, Emma. We both came into this world... through this tree.
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Emma Swan : Are you sure you're ready to go back?
Mary Margaret Blanchard : After a stint behind bars, how tough can a room full of fourth-graders be?
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August W. Booth : We're going on a trip, Emma, so I can tell you somebody's story.
Emma Swan : Whose story?
August W. Booth : Mine.
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Emma Swan : Hey, what's the emergency?
Henry Mills : Shh! This is sensitive.
Emma Swan : [whispering] If it's sensitive, why are we at Granny's out in the open?
Henry Mills : I'm hungry.
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Emma Swan : Why not write the end to that story?
August W. Booth : Because this is the ending. And we're writing it right now.
Emma Swan : And how does this story end?
August W. Booth : With you believing.
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August W. Booth : I'm *not* screwing around here. Whatever you believe, or don't, this is real, Emma. I am sick!
Emma Swan : That's an understatement.
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August W. Booth : You don't wanna believe. After everything you've seen, why can't you just do it?
Emma Swan : Why is it so important to you that I do?
August W. Booth : Because I, the town, everyone, needs you!
Emma Swan : I don't want them to need me!
August W. Booth : Well, that's too bad, because we all do.
Emma Swan : You're saying that I am responsible for everyone's happiness? That is crap! I didn't ask for that! I don't want it!
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August W. Booth : You ever been to Phuket? It's beautiful. Amazing island. Full of pleasures, the perfect place to lose oneself. That's where I was, when you decided to stay in Storybrooke.
Emma Swan : How do you know when I decided to stay in Storybrooke?
August W. Booth : Because at 8:15 in the morning, I woke up with a shooting pain in my leg. That's 8:15 at night in Storybrooke. Sound familiar? That's when time there started to move forward again. I was supposed to be there for you, and I wasn't. Because I was halfway around the world, I got a painful reminder just how far I'd strayed. If that tree won't make you believe, maybe this will.
[August pulls up his pant leg; he sees a wooden leg, but Emma just sees a normal leg]
Emma Swan : How does that prove anything?
August W. Booth : Look.
Emma Swan : August, I'm looking.
August W. Booth : You don't see it, do you?
Emma Swan : See what?
August W. Booth : Your denial is more powerful than I thought. It's preventing you from seeing truth.
Emma Swan : Okay, one of us is losing it here. And it's not me.
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August W. Booth : Come on, take a leap of faith. You come with me and I promise you, you'll find exactly what you're looking for.
Emma Swan : My kid needs me. I don't have time for faith.
