- [first lines]
- Gossip Girl: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Seems even Dickens knew about life on the Upper East Side, where the only thing you can be sure of is that time changes everything.
- Blair Waldorf: [holding up the locket] You know how torturous it is for me to find shiny things that aren't meant for me?
- Jenny Humphrey: [wants to be alone with Damien] Um, thank you, Lily, for helping me unpack, but I think I'm good now.
- [wants to close door]
- Lily van der Woodsen: Um, Jenny, um, a word, please.
- [Jenny follows her out the door]
- Lily van der Woodsen: So... Your father and I haven't really discussed you having boys... alone in your room. Maybe just keep your door open?
- Jenny Humphrey: Lily, if we wanted to have sex, we'd just go to a hotel. And seriously, it's not like that with us.
- Lily van der Woodsen: Oh, well, what is it like? I mean, he seems happy to see you.
- Jenny Humphrey: [chuckles] Um... I'll open the door if anything changes.
- [heads back in]
- Jenny Humphrey: [to ditched Nate] His name's Damien.
- Nate Archibald: Oh, hey, Jenny!
- Jenny Humphrey: He's the son of the Belgian ambassador, and I'm pretty sure they hooked up at boarding school. I guess Serena didn't tell you she was coming with him?
- Nate Archibald: No, no, she didn't. And... why are you here?
- Jenny Humphrey: I figure you've come to my rescue enough times. Let me help you for once.
- Nate Archibald: [re Damien] You came with him?
- Serena van der Woodsen: [re Jenny] You came with her? I think you're at the wrong place. Prom is down the street.
- [looks away all haughty]
- Nate Archibald: Oh, that's fine. I'll just let you get back to your Eurofawning.
- Damian Daalgard: Jenny, um, what are you doing here?
- Jenny Humphrey: Just finishing what I started. Serena, I love your jacket. It's so beautiful.
- [Serena doesn't deign to answer]
- Damian Daalgard: Yeah, actually, let me help you with that.
- Serena van der Woodsen: No, it's okay, I'm gonna keep it on. It's so pretty, and... it was a gift from you. So sweet of you. Come on.
- [they head inside, and Jenny is delighted by how Damian's plan is going off the tracks]
- Gossip Girl: [voice-over] So much for diplomacy. Let the international games begin!
- Damian Daalgard: [re the drugs hidden in the dress Jenny made] From what I remember of boarding school, it wasn't terribly difficult to get Serena out of her clothes. That jacket is not leaving this party on Serena van der Woodsen.
- Jenny Humphrey: [to Nate] I don't know what Dan said, but why would you take advice from a guy who has a Cabbage Patch doll?
- Nate Archibald: [sighs] I don't know. All you need to know is that I blew my chance.
- Jenny Humphrey: The masquerade ball was three years ago. Don't let Serena get away again.
- Jenny Humphrey: You're the one who screwed up a major deal because you wanted to fulfill a high school dream of spending the night with Serena van der Woodsen.
- Damian Daalgard: Irony duly noted.
- Jenny Humphrey: Maybe next time you won't be so quick to dismiss me.