- Mr. Cole: [to Marcus] Look, son. You've worked hard to get where you are. Harder than other people in the same position. And relationships are important. They're everything. In any fair system, they wouldn't be putting you in a position to make impossible choices, but it's not a fair system and I want you to look after yourself first.
- Alex Standall: [to Zach] Wouldn't you rather hang out with your actual ambulatory friends?
- Zach Dempsey: Nah, no. I like my non-ambulatory friends.
- Tyler Down: This fucking trial is a fucking joke. Marcus said Hannah was in love with Bryce, which is a fucking lie. I tell the truth, I get endless shit.
- Kevin Porter: Marcus, let me, uh, ask you something. Your father, he's a church-going man, right?
- Marcus Cole: Yeah.
- Kevin Porter: What do you think he would say if he listened to your tape?
- Marcus Cole: What would your wife say if she listened to yours?
- Kevin Porter: Oh, I already told my wife everything and I've taken a long, hard look in the mirror. Have you?
- Alex Standall: [after Alex's parents find out he ditched school] I'm sorry, okay?
- Deputy Standall: Sorry isn't gonna cut it. You haven't even been back less than a week and you're already skipping school.
- Carolyn Standall: Okay, Bill. Every 17-year-old kid skips a couple of classes now and then.
- Deputy Standall: Well, if he's ever gonna be a normal 17-year-old kid again, he's gotta put in the work. That's all.
- Alex Standall: I'm sorry I'm not fucking normal!
- Carolyn Standall: [to Bill about Alex] You need to ease up on him. He's trying, okay?
- Deputy Standall: Well, he needs to try harder 'cause he's got to get better. He has to get better.
- Carolyn Standall: If he doesn't... if this is as far as he gets, you've got to stop blaming yourself.
- Deputy Standall: Why? It was my gun.
- Hannah Baker: [to Clay] Are you sure Alex should hear the tapes?
- Clay Jensen: Odd question coming from the person who made them.
- Hannah Baker: [to Clay about the Polaroid he found] That girl's unconscious. You should show these to someone. Turn him in.
- Clay Jensen: And say what? "I found this Polaroid in my locker. Arrest him?"
- Hannah Baker: Things like this are gonna keep happening, Clay. You heard my story the way I wanted it to be told, but there's always another side to every story.
- Clay Jensen: How do I know what's true?
- Hannah Baker: You know me, right?
- Clay Jensen: I thought I did.
- Courtney Crimsen: What is your deal? Some days you're this serious person with legitimate plans for the world and the next you're like this stupid guy. It's like one day you're Hilary, and the next you're Bill.
- Marcus Cole: Yeah, and which one was President?
- Marcus Cole: My whole life, my father told me people will judge me. People will assume they know who I am by looking at me and that the deck is stacked against me. When you're faced with that, when you're without power, on the outside, you have tough choices.
- Clay Jensen: Hey, what the hell, Tony? You didn't ask me about Sheri.
- Tony Padilla: Yeah, 'cause I knew you would say no, but she came through, didn't she?
- Clay Jensen: We can't just go telling everyone about this. It's fucking dangerous.
- Tony Padilla: Oh, I'm aware it's dangerous. That's why I can't be a part of it anymore, Clay.
- Clay Jensen: That's why you can't be part of it? Or is it more than that? Why are you so worried about your probation? You said it was no big deal.
- Tony Padilla: Yeah, that was when I thought this case would settle, before I had to testify or help clean a... help clean a fucking junkie up so that he could.
- Clay Jensen: Jessica doesn't even want him to. She just wants the whole thing to go away.
- Tony Padilla: If that's what Jessica wants, it's out of our hands.
- Sheri Holland: [as Sheri is helping Justin detox from drugs] Look, we don't have time to play games, Justin. Do you want to help Jessica or not? Huh? Okay, if you do, stop being such a little bitch and get yourself better.
- [gives him a drink]
- Sheri Holland: Here.
- Justin Foley: I've never heard you say "bitch" before.
- Sheri Holland: I've never had to babysit your crying ass before.
- Andy Baker: [to Olivia] I saw you on the news the other night. I thought what you said was beautiful and brave.
- Olivia Baker: Thank you. Although they still managed to use my own words against us in there.
- Andy Baker: Uh, yeah. That woman you're working with, maybe she can afford to spend her whole life fighting...
- Olivia Baker: She's not the one fighting, Andy. I am. Can we stop with the contest, please? I'm tired of the game of who suffers more.