- Eric Northman: Since you like humans so much, I think you would want to protect them. The vampires here, they're like cowboys, if they don't get Godric back, they'll want justice. They'll start attacking people.
- Bill Compton: Open aggression against humans? That's insane.
- Eric Northman: Well, it's Texas.
- Luke McDonald: [after scaring Jason] How's that lip?
- Jason Stackhouse: It's OK. How's your nose?
- Luke McDonald: Uh?
- [is punched by Jason]
- Jason Stackhouse: Vampires are not a joke! There's a war goin' on and you're either on the dark side or you're on the side of the light! And there ain't no in between!
- Eggs: Hey, what were cryin' about?
- Tara Thornton: [wiping tears away] I always cry on my birthday. It's always the worst day. No matter what I do, I end up cryin'. 'Cause my birthday always sucks.
- Eggs: Well, this is the year that changes. I promise you that.
- Eric Northman: [moving up fast] Good evening, Lafayette.
- Lafayette Reynolds: [turning and falling from the sofa] No! You can't come in my house unless I invite you in and I ain't no where near that crazy.
- Eric Northman: You have to come out eventually. I have all the time in the world.
- Lafayette Reynolds: You let me go!
- Eric Northman: I gave you a very generous gift. The gift of not killing you.
- Sookie Stackhouse: You can't just sit around waiting for your perfect idea of a man to come along. Life is way too damn short.
- Bill Compton: [to Hoyt] Are you gonna leave or am I gonna have to throw you out! Through a window that is closed!
- Sookie Stackhouse: Bill, that is just rude!
- Bill Compton: Sookie, I've got this.
- Hoyt Fortenberry: I wasn't gonna do nothing.
- Bill Compton: [about Jessica] It's not her I'm protectin', son.
- Bill Compton: We established there was to be no hunting in this house.
- Jessica Hamby: I know you feel like shit because you had to make me and you should feel like shit! But guess what? I'd never kissed a boy before that. Meetin' Hoyt is the only good thing that's happened to me since... my whole new life started. No, I'm not ready for any thing to happen to fast. I-I'd been happy just to go on kissin' him all night long... Is it my fault my fangs come out when I get turned on?
- [realizes what that means and runs up stairs]
- Sookie Stackhouse: I think I'm gonna like her.
- Bill Compton: Sookie, do not make the mistake of thinkin' you two can be girlfriends. She is...
- Sookie Stackhouse: Yeah, I get it. She's a vampire. Believe me, I learned my lesson about that.
- Tara Thornton: So, why'd ya all pick Dallas for your trip?
- Sookie Stackhouse: Bill has some business there.
- Tara Thornton: Oh, hell. Do those vampires wanna use your mind readin' again?
- Sookie Stackhouse: I'll have Bill there to protect me.
- Tara Thornton: Sook, why are you even with this guy if he makes you do these things? The sex can't be that good?
- Sookie Stackhouse: Oh, it's pretty good and I love him.
- Tara Thornton: What? Yeah...
- Sookie Stackhouse: You can't just sit around, savin' your heart for some perfect idea of a man who is never gonna come along. Life is too damn short. Besides Bill's not 'making' me do anything... I agreed to this to save your fool cousin. Thank you very much.
- Tara Thornton: Lafayette?
- Sookie Stackhouse: He didn't tell you?
- Tara Thornton: Tell me what? I didn't even know he was back. Is he okay?
- Tara Thornton: [from outside, knocking on the door] I know you're in there, even if you won't pick up the phone!
- Lafayette Reynolds: Damn, hooka. Shit!
- [gets up and opens the door, letting her in]
- Tara Thornton: [coming inside] How come I have to hear about you being back from Sookie?
- Lafayette Reynolds: What else did she tell you?
- Tara Thornton: That you got shot and fed on and chained up in some vampire dungeon!
- Lafayette Reynolds: Sookie need to keep her mouth shut and so do you.
- Tara Thornton: Have you been to the hospital?
- Lafayette Reynolds: Whatchu think is gonna happen if I show up to the ER with a gun shot wound? I don't need the police up in my business.
- Tara Thornton: You need to see a doctor.
- Lafayette Reynolds: For what? So they can give me drugs I already got?
- Terry Bellefleur: [as Sam comes thru the kitchen and into the freezer] I thought you were leaving.
- Sam Merlotte: I haven't left yet.
- Terry Bellefleur: Does that mean you're not leaving?
- Sam Merlotte: Nope, it means I haven't left yet.
- Terry Bellefleur: So you are leavin'?
- Sam Merlotte: [walking out] Haven't left yet.
- Terry Bellefleur: [under his breath] Dumbass.
- Sookie Stackhouse: [chasing after Sam] I know it seems like I led you on, but cut me soem slack. My grandmother had just been murdered, Rene was after 'me', and I didn't think Bill was ever comin' back.
- Sam Merlotte: [stopping] Christ, Sookie! I really don't have time for this.
- Sookie Stackhouse: Well, if you care about our friendship I suggest you make time for it.
- Sam Merlotte: Look, I got serious shit I'm dealin' with right now. Makin' you fell better is not high on my list.
- Maryann Forrester: [at Tara's party] Well, I have to say I'm impressed by your showing up.
- Sam Merlotte: Okay, listen. Go ahead and turn me. Reveal what I am. But you will also reveal yourself in the process.
- Maryann Forrester: [giddy] Reveal myself as what?
- Sam Merlotte: As what ever the hell you are. A witch, a sorceress, a demon, I don't know what you are. I don't know what you're doing here, but these are people I care about. And I will not stand by if you try and hurt any of them.
- Maryann Forrester: Even when they've dumped you or chosen a dead man over you? You're really not an alpha, are you?
- Eric Northman: I admire you,, Bill, it takes a real vampire to admit he cannot protect his human.
- Bill Compton: And it takes a true monster to not care about anyone or anything other than himself.
- Eric Northman: I care about others.
- Bill Compton: You care about Godric. You had no obligations to Dallas or Texas. This is personal for you, why?
- Bill Compton: Why this allegiance to Godric?
- Eric Northman: He is much beloved by his subjects.
- Bill Compton: Only kings and queens have subjects Eric. Not Sheriffs.
- Eric Northman: Godric could have been king of Texas had he wanted. He could have been king of any vampire territory anywhere. He is twice as old as I am and very powerful. There are none above him in the new world.
- Bill Compton: Well if he's so powerful, how could they abduct him?
- Eric Northman: Now that is what worries me. If one such as he can ben taken by humans, then none of us are safe.
- Sheriff Bud Dearborne: [during the body examination] We are looking at a human animal collaboration.
- Kenya: That doesn't make any sense.
- Sheriff Bud Dearborne: I was making what people with actual senses of humor refer to as a joke.
- Kenya: Oh I'm sorry. A black woman is butchered in the town where I live. I didn't realize that was funny.
- Sookie Stackhouse: Bill, I think we should take her with us to Dallas. I think it would be good for you, because I think, deep down, you don't like vampires even though you are one.
- Bill Compton: So?
- Sookie Stackhouse: Hating yourself is a bad thing.
- Bill Compton: I am a vampire. I am supposed to be tormented.
- Jason Stackhouse: I don't know who Lazarus was, but he sure as hell was not the first vampire. Everybody knows it was Dracula.
- Luke McDonald: It's in the Bible, moron. Jesus brought Lazarus back from the dead.
- Jason Stackhouse: So Jesus made the first vampire? Maybe Jesus *was* the first vampire. I mean, he rose from the dead too. And he told people, "Hey, y'all, drink my blood. It'll give you special powers".
- Luke McDonald: Jesus never said that.
- Dirk: No, the first vampire was Cain. Being a vampire is the mark of Cain. It's God's punishment for bringing the first evil into the world by killing his brother.
- Luke McDonald: The first evil was Eve eating the apple. That's why they call it "Eve-il".
- Luke McDonald: There's one thing you can count on: God will make sure evil gets punished.
- Jason Stackhouse: Then explain Europe to me.
- Lafayette Reynolds: Why do you want to give me your blood?
- Eric Northman: I like you.
- Lafayette Reynolds: Bullshit. You want to be able to keep track of me. Why?
- Eric Northman: You obviously mean something to Sookie. And what Sookie finds meaningful, I find curious. You really have no choice, Lafayette. You know it.
- Eric Northman: I hope you'll enjoy your blood substitute, which is costing me $45.
- Bill Compton: I have no intention of drinking it, I just want you to pay for it.
- Eric Northman: You're so mature.