Your life must be filled with such incredible loneliness if your only joy comes from destroying everyone else's happiness.
If you believe, anything is possible.
— What about your good memories?
— What do you mean?
— Didn't you have moments with him that you love? Do you regret them?
— No, of course not.
— Isn't that what life's about? Holding on to your good memories. All I wanted was a moment with Astrid one moment to give me hope that any dream's possible. You've had all that, Mary Margaret, so stop feeling sorry for yourself and enjoy it.
I'd rather lose my job than my friend.
— But it will be, Regina. I have faith in you. You will figure out a way eventually.
— That's what I'm trying to tell you. I'm not sure I can figure it out.
— I can't help but think you're avoiding me.
— Well. Not very well, it seems.
— You're upset because of what I said that I'm still in love with you. I suppose I should never have told you, not after I asked you to find a way to save my wife.
— That's not why I'm avoiding you.
— Then why can't you even look me in the eye?
— Because I don't know how to tell you the truth.
— You know you can tell me anything.
— I've read every spell book in my prossession, experimented with every potion in my vault. I even tried to defeat the Snow Queen so I could force her to reverse the spell. But nothing I do seems good enough.
— But it will be, Regina. I have faith in you. You will figure out a way eventually.
— That's what I'm trying to tell you. I'm not sure I can figure it out.
— I want you to have what you need.
— All I need is you, papa. Please stay.
A flower is a delicate thing. Be gentle. You want it to grow and not pluck it before its time.
Sometimes it's hard to see what's right in front of us.
— I know what I'm fighting for... my family. What are you fighting for?
— Myself. That's plenty of motivation, I can assure you.