Kristen StewartQuotes

Kristen Stewart
Birthday
April 9th, 1990
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Actor

Anesthesia - Struggling with Loneliness in a Digital Age

Sophie: The world has just become...so inhuman. Everyone’s plugged in. Blindingly inarticulate. Obsessed with money, their careers. Stupidly, arrogantly content. I can’t talk to them. I fight them. I wanna destroy them even. I crave interaction. I crave it. But you just can’t anymore. They pull their devices out for every little thing, to reinforce their petty convenient notions. To decide where they’re going to shop, what they’re gonna eat, what movies they’re gonna watch, everything they ingest. Because what is left? My god. Okay. It’s like this is all a game and I haven’t been told what the rules are. Or even worse, if I had, I’m ill-equipped to follow them. All I can do is provoke. I become spiteful. I’m just as bad as they are. They? I’m... I’m worse. I fucking hate myself for it. I’m... I am so fucking lonely. Why is the world so base? Why is it so insensitive? Why is it so selfish? Why am I? I am not for this world.

Charlie's Angels - Flirting with a Handsome Nerd

Sabina Wilson: Jane, is that you flirting with a handsome nerd?

Charlie's Angels - Questioning Humanitarian Aid Theft

Sabina Wilson: Who steals humanitarian aid money?!

Charlie's Angels - The Role of a Decoy

Sabina Wilson: ['''Johnny Smith''': Who are you?] I'm just a decoy.

Happiest Season - Reflections on Relationships and Breakups

Abby: [to the question that does she have a boyfriend] : No. But I have. Cause... I have had many. Um, but‐but not too many; an‐an appropriate amount. I actually just went through a breakup. Yeah, with, um, he was a... he was a milk man.

Happiest Season - Light-hearted comment on past relationships and dessert

Abby: [after meeting Riley] : Well, who knows, maybe another one of your exes will bring out dessert.

Happiest Season - Questioning Authenticity in Relationships

Abby: Yesterday I never felt closer to another person in my entire life, and now I don't know her. I thought she loved me and was happy, but I see her here and she's so terrified of what everyone thinks. It's just making me wonder who the real Harper is.

Happiest Season - The Pain of Hidden Love

Abby: Do you know how painful it's been to watch the person that I love choose to hide me?

Happiest Season - Navigating Secrets in a Relationship

Abby: Harper isn't out and her parents don't know we're together.

Happiest Season - Planning a Christmas Proposal Tradition

Abby: I know this is very old-fashioned, but I am probably gonna ask her dad for his blessing and propose to her on Christmas morning.

Happiest Season - Commitment to Love and Identity

Abby: [about Harper] : She is my person and I really want everyone to know that. I want to marry her.

Happiest Season - Embracing Different Holiday Perspectives

Abby: Thank you for trying to get me to like Christmas. I love that you love it. I'm just so content taking care of other people's pets when they're away for the holiday.

Speak - Struggling for Help in the Classroom

Melinda: Excuse me, sir? Um, I was wondering if... uh, I was j...
Mr. Neck: Come on, Sordino. Spit it out. You have to learn to enunciate. Or else no one will listen.
Melinda: I was wondering if there was any way I can raise my grade?
Mr. Neck: Parents got the report card, huh?
Melinda: No, I just wanted to.
Mr. Neck: Why should I give you that chance?
Melinda: Everyone deserves a second chance. I mean, isn't that what Jesus said?
Mr. Neck: Are you being smart with me?
Mr. Neck: OK. I'm feeling generous. Just because I don't wanna have to see your face in summer school. Write me a report on a cultural influence at the turn of the century. And it better be good.
Melinda Sordino: [voiceover] It will be. I'll write about the suffragettes. Before they came along, women were treated like dogs.

Speak - Understanding Your Values and Vision for Change

Melinda Sordino: I think you should know what you stand for, not just what you're against. You should be able to show how things can be better.

Speak - Identifying Personal Aspirations on Career Day

Melinda Sordino: [voiceover] Today is career day. Am I A: a helper B: a doer C: a planner or D: a dreamer?

Speak - Refusal to Engage in Social Interaction

Melinda Sordino: [voiceover] Dave Petrakis invited me over to do lab homework. I said no. No thanks. I just... I can't.

Speak - Observations on Social Dynamics and Wealth

Melinda Sordino: [voiceover] Heather has found a clan. The Marthas. Very Connecticut. Very prep. I suspect money changed hands.

Speak - Frustration with Ms. Kane's Teaching Style

Melinda Sordino: [voiceover] It's impossible to listen to Ms. Kane. Her voice sounds like an engine that won't turn over. Plus she laughs at her own jokes.

Speak - Feeling Clanless and Isolated

Melinda Sordino: [voiceover] There is no point talking to my ex-friends. Our clan, the Plain Janes, has been absorbed by rival groups. Nicole hangs out with the jocks. Rachel went all Euro. Ivy straddles two crowds: the goths and the Marthas. And then there's me. I'm clanless.

Speak - Critique of Gym Culture and Its Impact

Melinda Sordino: [voiceover] Gym should be illegal. It's humiliating.

Speak - Lessons from Nature's Resilience

Melinda Sordino: [voiceover] Here's what I learned in bio. If the seed is planted too deep it doesn't warm up in time. Once the plant surfaces it sprouts leaves so it can absorb more sun. If someone picks the flower the plant grows another bloom to produce more seeds.

Speak - Confronting an Unavoidable Truth

Melinda Sordino: [voiceover] It happened. There's no avoiding it. No forgetting.

Speak - Struggling with Belonging and Restlessness

Melinda Sordino: [voiceover] It's hard to sleep at home. How long would it take for the nurses to figure out I don't belong here? Would they let me rest for a few days?

Speak - The Urge to Share a Burden

Melinda Sordino: [voiceover] I should probably tell someone. Just... anyone. Get it over with. Blurt it out.

Speak - Emphasizing the Importance of Mental Health Days

Melinda Sordino: [voiceover] It's time for a mental health day. So conjugate this: I cut class. You cut class. He/she/it cuts class.

Speak - Discontent with Winter in the Midwest

Melinda Sordino: [voiceover] I hate winter. I've lived in the midwest my whole life and I hate winter. It starts too early and it ends too late. Why doesn't everyone just move to Florida?

Speak - Struggling to Speak Amidst Pain

Melinda Sordino: [voiceover] Ivy's being nice. Say something. My throat is dry. It hurts.

Speak - Perception of Authority Through a Distorted Lens

Melinda Sordino: [voiceover] My English teacher has no face. I call her Hairwoman.

Speak - First Day High School Anxiety

Melinda Sordino: [voiceover] It's my first day of high school. I have seven new notebooks, a skirt I hate, and a stomach ache.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 - Wedding Ceremony of Edward and Bella

Pastor: Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here on this glorious day to witness the union of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan. (to Edward): Please, repeat after me. "I, Edward Cullen".
Edward Cullen: I, Edward Cullen.
Pastor: Take you, Bella Swan".
Edward Cullen: Take you, Bella Swan.
Pastor: To have and to hold".
Edward Cullen: To have and to hold.
Bella Swan: For better or for worse.
Edward Cullen: For richer or for poorer.
Bella Swan: In sickness and in health.
Edward Cullen: To love.
Bella Swan: To cherish. As long as we both shall live.
Bella Swan: I do.
Edward Cullen: I love you.
Bella Swan: I love you.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 - Family Reactions to Bella's Transformation

Renée: Oh my gosh! You're so beautiful. Oh, honey. Crap! My mascara.
Renée: Thanks. Charlie, get in here.
Charlie Swan: You're sure? I don't wanna... I know, I look hot.
Renée: We thought you needed something blue.
Charlie Swan: And something old. Besides your mother.
Renée: Nice.
Charlie Swan: It was Grandma Swan's.
Renée: But we added the sapphires.
Bella Swan: It's beautiful, you guys. Wow. Thank you so much.
Renée: It's your first family heirloom. Pass on to your daughter, and her daughter.
Renée: She's right.
Bella Swan: Thank you.
Alice Cullen: Okay. Time for... the dress! Do you wanna see it?
Renée: I wanna see it!

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 - Wedding Jitters and Beauty Sleep Concerns

Alice Cullen: What did I say about beauty sleep?
Bella Swan: Sorry, bad dream. Maybe, it's just wedding jitters.
Rosalie Hale: Do you need some help? I can do her hair.
Bella Swan: Really?
Rosalie Hale: Please. I'm not offended by your choice of groom.
Bella Swan: Just my blatant lack of respect for mortality.
Rosalie Hale: Essentially.
Alice Cullen: Weddings! They bring everyone together!

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 - Debate Over Wedding Attire and Comfort

Alice Cullen: You just have to break them in.
Bella Swan: I've been breaking them in. For three days. Can't I just go barefoot?
Alice Cullen: NO! Absolutely not!
Bella Swan: I just think it's a little much, you know? The dress and the shoes, and all of this.
Alice Cullen: No. It's exactly enough. Tomorrow will be perfect.
Emmett Cullen: Where do you want them, boss?
Alice Cullen: On either side of the aisle.
Rosalie Hale: What aisle?
Alice Cullen: [exasperated] Does no one have vision?
Alice Cullen: You, go home and get lots of beauty sleep. That's an order.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Unexpected Gift Between Friends

Bella Swan: I've brought you something. It's a little crazy.
Jacob Black: Wowwwwww. Scrap metal. You shouldn't have.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Unexpected Encounters Between Vampires and Wolves

Emily Young: [Upon seeing Bella] Who's this?
Embry Call: Bella Swan, who else?
Emily Young: Oh, so you're the vampire girl.
Bella Swan: You're the wolf girl?
Emily Young: [Laughs] Yeah...well, I'm engaged to one.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Confrontation and Tension Among Friends

Bella Swan: [Approaching the Quileute Pack; pushes Sam] What did you do? Hey what did you do?
Embry: Hey, watch it.
Sam: Easy.
Bella Swan: He didn't want this!
Paul: What did we do? What did he do, huh? What did he tell you?
Sam: Both of you, calm down.
Bella Swan: Nothing! He tells me nothing because he's scared of you.
Jared: [Paul begins to phase into a wolf] Too late now!
Sam: Bella, get back! Paul! Calm down now.
Jacob Black: [Running towards Bella] Bella!
Bella Swan: Run! Jake, run!

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Friendship and Heartbreak in New Moon

Jacob Black: Look Bella. We can't be friends anymore.
Bella Swan: Look Jake, I know that I've been...hurting you. Its—its killing me, it kills me! I just need...maybe— just give me like some time, or something—
Jacob Black: Don't. It's not you.
Bella Swan: It's not you, it's me, right? Really?
Jacob Black: It's true! It is me. I'm not...good. I used to be— a good kid. But not anymore. This doesn't even matter, all right? This is over.
Bella Swan: You can't break up with me. I mean— I mean you're my best friend. You promised me.
Jacob Black: I know. I promised I wouldn't hurt you Bella. And this is me, keeping my promise. Go home Bella. And don't come back. Or you're gonna get hurt.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Confrontation Over Hidden Truths

Bella Swan: What happened to you? Whats wro— Hey! What happened? Did Sam get to you? Is that what's happening?
Jacob Black: Sam's trying to help me. So don't blame him. But if you want somebody to blame, how about those filthy bloodsuckers you love? The Cullens.
Bella Swan: I dunno what you're talking about—
Jacob Black: You know exactly what I'm talking about. You've been lying to everyone, Charlie...but you can't lie to me. Not any more, Bella.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Broken Promises and Difficult Choices

Jacob Black: I've done it again...I keep breaking my promise.
Bella Swan: We don't have to do this to each other.
Jacob Black: Yes, we do.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - A Moment of Unexpected Compliment

Bella Swan: You know, you're sort of beautiful.
Jacob Black: How hard did you hit your head?

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Crossing Boundaries in Relationships

Jacob Black: You're about to cross a line!
Bella Swan: Then don't draw one. Please.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Desire for Connection Over Personal Sacrifice

Bella Swan: If this is about my soul, take it! I don't want it without you she gets married on the last episode.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Understanding the Depth of His Soul

Bella Swan: You don't know a thing about his soul.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - A Moment of Frustration from Bella Swan

Bella Swan: Shhhhhhhut up...

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - A Heartfelt Plea in Love's Dilemma

Bella Swan: Jake... I love you. So, please. Don't make me choose. Cause it'll be him. It has always been him.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Believing in Unrequited Love's Illogic

Bella Swan: Because it doesn't make sense for you to love me. I always knew that.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Facing Loneliness and Longing for Connection

Bella Swan: [voice-over] Alice, I'm alright, until I'm alone. And lately that's all the time. Jacob's gone. He's hunting Victoria. And Charlie's hunting Jacob. And you're gone and so is Edward. And there's just nothing now. But I realize where I have to go, what I have to do to see him again.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Questioning Reality and Beliefs in Twilight

Bella Swan: [voice-over] Alice, is it possible that everything is true? Fairy tales and horror stories? Is it possible that there isn't anything sane or normal at all?

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Searching for Connection Amidst Loss

Bella Swan: [voice-over] Alice, things are...things are bad again. Without Jake, I, I can't stand it. I don't see Edward anymore...will it really feel like he never existed? I will find a place where I can see him again.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Finding Solace Amidst Heartache

Bella Swan: [voice-over] Alice. I wish I had your real address. I wish I could tell you about Jake. He makes me feel better. I mean...he makes me feel alive. The hole in my chest...well, when I'm with Jake it's like it's almost healed...for a while. But even Jake can't keep the dreams away.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Embracing Danger for Love

Bella Swan: [voice-over] Alice, I saw him. Maybe I'm crazy now, I guess that's okay. If a rush of danger is what it take to see him, then that's what I'll find.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - Loss and Longing in Absence

Bella Swan: [voice-over] Alice, you've disappeared, like everything else. Who else can I talk to? I'm lost. When you left...and he left...you took everything with you. But the absence of him is everywhere I look. It's like a huge hole has been punched through my chest. But in a way I'm glad...the pain is my only reminder that he was real...that you all were...

The Twilight Saga: New Moon - A Birthday Request for a Kiss

Bella Swan: It's still my birthday, can I ask for one thing? Kiss me.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 - Naming Conflicts in Family Dynamics

Jacob Black: Do you remember how much you wanted to be around me three days ago? That's gone now, right?
Bella Swan: Long gone.
Jacob Black: Because it was her. From the beginning, it was Nessie who wanted me there.
Bella Swan: [enraged] Nessie? You nicknamed my daughter after the LOCH NESS MONSTER?!
Bella Swan: Seth, are you okay?
Bella Swan: Seth, I'm sorry...

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - A Coven's Strength and Missed Opportunities

Jane: Impressive, I've never seen a coven of this magnitude intact.
Dr. Carlisle Cullen: We were lucky.
Jane: I doubt that.
Alec: It appears we've missed an entertaining fight.
Jane: Yes, it's not often we're rendered unnecessary.
Edward Cullen: If you'd arrived a half hour ago you would've fulfilled your purpose.
Jane: Pity.
Jane: You missed one.
Dr. Carlisle Cullen: We offered her asylum in exchange for her surrender.
Jane: It wasn't yours to offer.
Jane: [to Bree] Why did you come?
Jane: Who created you?
Esme Cullen: You don't need to do that, she'll tell you anything you wanna know.
Jane: I know.
Bree: I don't know. Riley wouldn't tell us. He said our thoughts weren't safe.---
Edward Cullen: Her name was Victoria, perhaps you knew her.
Dr. Carlisle Cullen: [turns to Jane] Edward, if the Volturi had knowledge of Victoria, they would have stopped her. Isn't that right, Jane?
Jane: [to Felix] Of course. Felix.
Esme Cullen: She didn't know what she was doing.
Esme Cullen: We'll take responsibility for her.
Dr. Carlisle Cullen: Give her a chance.
Jane: The Volturi don't give second chances. Keep that in mind, Caius will be interested to know that she's still human.
Bella Swan: The date is set.
Jane: Take care of that, Felix. I'd like to go home.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - Conflicted Affections in the Twilight Saga

Edward Cullen: You love him.
Bella Swan: I love you more.
Edward Cullen: I know.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - Awkward Parental Conversations on Intimacy

Charlie Swan: There's... things you need to think about if you're going to be physically intimate-
Bella Swan: Ok! Don't-don't have the talk, please.
Charlie Swan: Well, it's just... It's just as embarrassing for me as it is for you.
Bella Swan: I doubt that. And don't bother cause Mom already beat you to it like, ten years ago.
Charlie Swan: Well, you didn't have a boyfriend ten years ago.
Bella Swan: I'm sure things work... the same way.
Charlie Swan: Alright. So, you guys are taking precautions and-
Bella Swan: OK, Dad? Please just don't worry about that. Edward is... old-school.
Charlie Swan: Old-school. Great. What's that, like code for something?
Bella Swan: Oh my God, Dad? I'm a virgin.
Charlie Swan: Ah, duh, duh, duh, duh... Glad we covered that...
Bella Swan: [Walking up stairs] Me too!
Charlie Swan: [To himself] A virgin... Like Edward a little bit more now.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - A Werewolf Encounter and a Bold Statement

Emmett Cullen: Trying to walk and chew gum at the same time again, Bella?
Bella Swan: I punched a werewolf in the face.
Emmett Cullen: Bad ass!

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - Bella's Impact on the Pack Dynamics

Embry Call: I'm glad you're here Bella. Maybe we can get a break from Jake's obsessive inner monologue.
Paul: I wish Bella would call!
Jared: I wish Bella wouldn't call!
Embry Call: Maybe I should call Bella!
Quil Ateara: Maybe I should call Bella and hang up!
Jacob Black: Alright, you can all shut up now.
Jacob Black: Bella, this is Leah Clearwater... Harry's daughter.
Bella Swan: Hey... I'm really sorry about your father.
Leah Clearwater: [Walks off] If you're here to torture Jacob some more, feel free to leave.
Jacob Black: Fun, isn't she?

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - Embracing Uncertainty in Life's Journey

Rosalie Hale: [To Bella; pause] I don't hate you. I don't particularly like you, but...
Bella Swan: You don't know what you're getting yourselves into.
Jessica Stanley: [beat] When we were five, they asked us what we wanted to be when we grew up. Our answers were things like astronaut, president, or in my case… princess. When we were ten, they asked again and we answered – rock star, cowboy, or in my case, gold medalist. But now that we’ve grown up, they want a serious answer. Well, how about this? Who the hell knows?! This isn’t the time to make hard and fast decisions, it's the time to make mistakes. Take the wrong train and get stuck somewhere. Fall in love – a lot. Major in philosophy ’cause there’s no way to make a career out of that. Change your mind. Then change it again, because nothing is permanent. So make as many mistakes as you can. That way, someday, when they ask again what we want to be… we won’t have to guess. We’ll know.”

Twilight - Bella's Observations on Edward's Unusual Traits

Bella Swan: You're impossibly fast, and strong. Your skin is pale white and ice cold. Your eyes change color, and sometimes you speak like – like you're from a different time. You never eat or drink anything. You don't go out in the sunlight. How old are you?

Twilight - Struggling with Forbidden Desire

Edward Cullen: I don't have the strength to stay away from you anymore.
Bella Swan: Then don't.

Twilight - Mind Reading and Misunderstandings

Bella Swan: You say you heard what they were thinking? So what, you read minds?
Edward Cullen: [looks at specific people] I can read every mind in this room, apart from yours. Money. Sex. Money. Sex. Cat. And then you? Nothing. It's very frustrating.
Bella Swan: Is there something wrong with me?
Edward Cullen: See, I tell you I can read minds, and you think there's something wrong with you.

Twilight - Questioning Knowledge and Understanding

Bella Swan: You gotta give me some answers.
Edward Cullen: Yes, no, to get to the other side, 1.77245 …
Bella Swan: [[w:Pi|π] I don't want to know what the square root of ] is.
Edward Cullen: You knew that?

Twilight - Confronting Violence and Moral Choices

Edward Cullen: I should go back there and rip those guys heads off.
Bella Swan: Uh, no, you shouldn't.
Edward Cullen: You don't know the vile, repulsive things they were thinking.
Bella Swan: And you do?
Edward Cullen: It's not hard to guess. Will you talk about something else? Distract me so I won't turn around.
Bella Swan: You should put your seatbelt on.
Edward Cullen: [laughs] Why don't you put your seatbelt on?

Twilight - Complicated Feelings in Uncertain Relationships

Bella Swan: You know, your mood swings are kind of giving me whiplash.
Edward Cullen: I only said it'd be better if we weren't friends, not that I didn't want to be.
Bella Swan: What does that mean?
Edward Cullen: It means, if you were smart, you'd stay away from me.
Bella Swan: Okay, well, let's say for argument's sake that I'm not smart. Would you tell me the truth?
Edward Cullen: No, probably not. I'd rather hear your theories.
Bella Swan: I have considered radioactive spiders and kryptonite.
Edward Cullen: That's all superhero stuff, right? What if I'm not the hero? What if I'm the bad guy?
Bella Swan: You're not. I can see what you're trying to put off. But I can see that it's just to keep people away from you, it's a mask.

Twilight - Conflicted Feelings About Friendship and Sacrifice

Edward Cullen: Bella, we shouldn't be friends.
Bella Swan: You really should've figured that out a little earlier. I mean, why didn't you just let the van crush me and save yourself all this regret?
Edward Cullen: You think I regret saving you?
Bella Swan: I can see that you do. I just don't know why.
Edward Cullen: You don't know anything.

Twilight - Communication Breakdown Between Edward and Bella

Edward Cullen: What's in Jacksonville?
Bella Swan: How did you know about that?
Edward Cullen: You didn't answer my question.
Bella Swan: Well, you don't answer any of mine, so. I mean, you don't even say "hi" to me.
Bella Swan: Are you gonna tell me how you stopped the van?
Edward Cullen: Yeah. I had an adrenaline rush. It's very common. You can Google it.
Bella Swan: [trips] Floridians. That's what's in Jacksonville.
Edward Cullen: Could you at least look where you walk? Ah, I'm sorry if I'm being rude to you all the time, I just think it's the best way.

Twilight - A Moment of Truth and Denial

Bella Swan: You – you stopped the van. You pushed it away with your hand.
Edward Cullen: Well, nobody's gonna believe you, so...
Bella Swan: I wasn't gonna tell anybody. I just need to know the truth.
Edward Cullen: Can't you just thank me and get over it?
Bella Swan: Thank you.
Edward Cullen: You're not gonna let this go, are you?
Edward Cullen: Well, then I hope you enjoy disappointment.

Twilight - Support and Solitude in Friendship

Eric Yorkie: Anything you need, tour guide, lunch date, shoulder to cry on?
Bella Swan: I'm really kind of the suffer-in-silence type.

Twilight - Determination in the Face of Adversity

Bella Swan: [Voice-over] No one will surrender tonight. But I won't give in. I know what I want.

Twilight - Desperation in the Face of Separation

Bella Swan: [to Edward] What?! Are you... no! No! I don't even know what you're... how?! What?! What are you--?! What are you talking about—you want me to go away?! NO! I can't... I can't-- I can't just leave you! Ah-! Ah-! We can't be apart! You can't leave me.

Twilight - Reflections on Life and Death

Bella Swan: [Voice-over] Death is peaceful, easy. Life is harder.

Twilight - Balancing Humanity and Supernatural Presence

Bella Swan: Could you act human? I mean, I've got neighbors.

Twilight - Certainties in Love and Danger

Bella Swan: [Voice-over] About three things I was absolutely positive: first, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him – and I didn't know how dominant that part might be – that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.

Twilight - Love and Sacrifice in Death

Bella Swan: [Voice-over] I'd never given much thought to how I would die. But dying in the place of someone I love seems like a good way to go.