This Is Us Quotes (Season 2)

When you lose someone suddenly and unexpectedly, it hurts differently.

When you’re a mom, you get a front row seat to the best show in town: watching your kids grow up.

You didn’t just make something resembling lemonade, dear. You made one of the sweetest damn pitchers of lemonade I ever saw.[to Rebecca]

You’re gonna find your balance, Randall. And then you’re gonna lose it, and then you’re gonna find it again. That’s the ride. And you’re gonna make a lot of choices, and I’m probably not gonna be around for all of them. The choices you make are gonna be spectacular, because you are spectacular, son.

The hardest part, Carl, about seeing someone you love in pain is not being able to do anything about it, except try not to make it worse.

One day, a long time from now, you’re gonna meet someone who’s better than me. He’s gonna be stronger and handsomer and even better at board games than me. And when you find him, when you find that guy, that’s the guy you’re gonna marry. Oh, and he’s one lucky guy, the guy that gets to marry you, Katie girl. And your mom and me, we’re gonna be there, you know. Just to check him out. Make sure he’s as good at board games as you think that he is. And, assuming that he is, I’ll get to walk you down the aisle. And I may even cry a little.[to Kate]

No. It’s not your job to make me feel better. It’s not. It’s my job. It’s my job to keep standing there with my arms wide open, waiting for you to maybe someday fall inside if you needed it. And if you do, I’ll love you. And if you don’t, I’ll love you, too. Because that’s what it means to be a parent. You’ll see one day.[to Kate]

It’s better to have loved and lost, surely, but try not to lose it at all.

I want you to know that you weren’t just a name on my list. Soph, you were the name.

I got this at a very hopeless time in my life. Someone very special gave it to me back in Vietnam. It’s a Buddhist symbol of purpose. I was feeling very lost when I got that. But I put it on and I moved forward. And you know when I was wearing it? The day you were born. The moment you came out, my number one. And when I held you, for the first time, right here in this hospital, it hit me like a bolt of lightning. You were my purpose, Kevin. And I swear to you, son, I swear to you, you will find yours.[to Kevin, about necklace]

I don’t need anniversaries to see you. I see you every day. You are my daily meteor shower.[to Rebecca]

Choosing our people is the closest we come to controlling our destiny. Because while everything else may change, if you choose right, your people will stay the same.