Jonathan Byers : “It’s just, sometimes… people don’t really say what they’re really thinking. But when you capture the right moment, it says more.”
Mike Wheeler : “I asked if you wanted to be my friend. And you said yes. You said yes. It was the best thing I’ve ever done.” —
Steve Harrington : “I love you, and I’m sorry. I’m sorry? The hell am I sorry for?”
Steve Harrington : I may be a pretty shitty boyfriend, but turns out I’m actually a pretty damn good babysitter.
Dustin Henderson : When I become rich and famous for this one day, don’t come crawling back, saying, oh, my God, Dustin, I’m so sorry for being mean to you back in 8th grade.
Steve Harrington : “I‘m stealthy, like a ninja.“
Dustin Henderson : No, Mike, you give me a break! All three of you were being a bunch of little assholes! I was the only reasonable one.
Will Byers : I felt this evil like it was looking at me.
Eleven: The gate… I opened it. I’m the monster.
Will Byers : It’s like when you have a dream and you can’t remember it unless you think really hard.
Kali : “I just feel whole, like a piece of me was missing, and now, it’s not.”
Dr. Owens : All living organisms develop defense mechanisms against attack. They adapt. They find some way to survive.
Joyce Byers : This is not a normal family.
Joyce Byers : Will wanted me to give him some space, so I’m giving him a few feet.
Dustin Henderson : “I am on a curiosity voyage and I need my paddles to travel. These books — these books are my paddles. I need my paddles!”
Jim Hopper : “Mornings are for coffee and contemplation.”
Mike Wheeler : Are you deaf? I thought we were friends, you know? But friends tell each other the truth. And they definitely don’t lie to each other. You made me think that Will was okay; that he was still out there but he wasn’t! He wasn’t. Maybe you thought you were helping but you weren’t. You hurt me, do you understand? What you did sucks.
Max : Stop stalking me.
Dustin Henderson : Sometimes, your total obliviousness just blows my mind.
Jonathan Byers : It’s just, sometimes… people don’t really say what they’re really thinking. But when you capture the right moment, it says more.
Mr. Clarke : “Science is neat, but I‘m afraid it‘s not very forgiving.“
Jonathan Byers : “You shouldn’t like things because people tell you that you’re supposed to.” Murray Bauman People don’t spend their lives trying to get a look at what’s behind the curtain. They like the curtain. It provides them stability, comfort, definition.
Mike Wheeler : “I never gave up on you. I called you every night.”
Eleven : “Friends don’t lie.”
Joyce Byers : I know who you are. I know what you’ve done. You took my boy away from me! You left him in that place to die! You faked his death! We had a funeral. We buried him. And now you’re asking for my help? Go to hell.
Bob Newby : “I always thought stuff like this happened in movies and comic books.“
Billy Hargrove : You smell that Mags? That’s actually shit. Cow shit. [I don’t see any cows] Clearly you haven’t met the high school girls.
Mike Wheeler to Noah Byers : “If we’re both going crazy, then we’ll go crazy together, right?”