Squall: "What am I supposed to say about other people's problems?"
Quistis: "I'm not asking you to say
anything. I just want you to listen."
Squall: "Then go talk to a wall."
 
(An enemy that is pure evil? Right and wrong are not what separate us and our enemies. It's our different standpoints, our perspectives that separate us. Both sides blame one another. There's no good or bad side. Just two sides holding different views.)

"I'm more complex than you think."

(About Zell): “Lively? He's just loud. Can't I switch members?”

Laguna (when he spots Julia coming over): (Oh man oh man it's really HER!! What do I do?? Kiros? Ward? HELP!! What do I say?? But man...she sure is pretty...)
Squall: (...What's this guy thinking...?...He talks to himself too much...)
 
"I can't just run away."
 
"Everyone has to take care of themselves. I don't want to carry anyone's burden."
 
"(I dreamt I was a moron...)"
 
“As long as you don't get your hopes up, you can take anything...You feel less pain."
 
(Seifer...you've become just a memory. Will they...will they talk about me this way if I die, too?)
 
(Women...I don't understand them.)
 
“Thanks to you, I feel like I can take on anyone. Even if they do fight dirty, like you.”
-Squall to Seifer, in Dollet
 
“Just stay close to me.”
-To Rinoa

(…That’s the way it goes as a SeeD. You can’t choose your enemies…)
-On having to kill Seifer
 
(This is so typical. Adults reminiscing and talking on and on about the things they couldn’t do or didn’t do…I hate it.)
-While listening to a journalist in Timber
 
Seifer: “You're on my 'tough-nut-to-crack' list…”
Squall: “...Geez, I'm honored.”
-Interrogating in the prison
 
Squall: “W-What!? Let go. I said, let go!”
-Reacting to a hug from Zell
 
(Leader? I never asked to be the leader.)”
-Picking teams in the desert
 
On the missiles heading for Garden…
Squall: "But I have a lot to report."
Cid: "You can tell me later."
Squall: “(You might be dead later...)”
 
Preparing for the missile attack…
Squall: "Sir, I'd like to handle whatever it is that you're planning."
Cid: "And why is that?"
Squall: (...I don't know...Because you might screw up...Because I want to do more than announce the evacuation…
Because this place is important to me, too…Because I want to find out your plan…Because this is my home…I have too
many reasons…I don't know why...Who cares?)
"My feelings have nothing to do with it, sir."
Cid: "Heh heh, Quistis was right. You do have a hard time expressing your feelings."
  
Squall giving Rinoa a tour of the Infirmary
Dr. Kadowaki: "Hi there, Squall. Oh my...It's not everyday I see you walk around with a girl! Is she your girlfriend?"
Squall: "Yes."
Rinoa: "Are you serious!? Squall!?" I'm gonna take it seriously."
Squall: "I'm serious."
Rinoa: "Woo. I'm speechless."
Squall: "I'm seriously joking."
Rinoa: "Oh...Well, I guess that's a pretty good one for you."
 
Squall giving Rinoa a tour of the Training Center
Squall: "This is the training center, or, as we call it, the monster's lair. The monsters are left to run loose so the students
can get a feel for actual combat. Wanna try?"
Rinoa: "You know, I can imagine you doing this on a first date. You're so romantic..."
 
Squall: (...This is the Garden master? The proprietor of Garden?...He's not human? Come to think of it, we didn't know
anything about him..........What a shock.)”
-Meeting NORG
  
"What...? (The headmaster and Edea are married!?...I don't get it.)”

“I feel like a helpless puppet being manipulated in some major scheme.”

“(I never know anything.)”
 
Squall: (...Not again. So much I don't understand.) "Why me!? I have enough problems as it is! Don't get me involved in this!"
-About the dream world

(Why do people depend on each other? In the end, you're on your own. I've made it this far by myself. Sure, I couldn't do a thing when I was a
kid...I've depended on others, but...I'll be the first one to admit that I'm here because of other people. I'm fine by myself now. I have all
the skills I need to survive. I'm not a child anymore. That's a lie. I don't know anything. I'm confused. I don't want to depend on anyone.
How can I do that? Someone tell me...Someone? So I'll end up depending on others after all.)
 
Flo: "We believe that any problems can be settled by discussion. If you reach a mutual understanding, there is no need to fight."
Squall: (No argument there. Trite, and dull as hell, though.)
 
Reunited with Selphie and Co…(Yes! They're alright!) "Hey, Selphie, Quistis.
Irvine. It's great to see you guys."
 
About fixing the Garden…
Irvine: "Wow. I didn't expect all this heavy machinery."
Squall: "How else are they going to repair it? With hammers and nails?"
 
(I care just like everybody else. It's just that there are too many things that can't be helped. So why bother talking about everything?)”
 
(Nothing lasts in this world. It feels great to have friends who believe in you, and adults you can rely on. That's why it's so dangerous, especially if you become used to it. Someday you're bound to lose everything. Everybody around you will be gone. Then what are you left with? Nothing. Nobody... It's so miserable. And it's inevitable. It's so hard to recover from something like that. I never ever want to deal with that again, I can't. Even if it means being alone...for the rest of my life.)”
 
Quistis: "Greetings commander!"
Squall: "Don't call me that."
 
"A speech...? Forget it. Cut the mic!"
 
Raijin: "We ain't no sell-outs! We're behind Seifer all the way, ya know!?"
Squall: "Ok...Understood. So you want nothing to do with Garden now?...From now on, we're not gonna hold back.
(...I guess that's how it goes. That's what comrades are all about...)”
 
Squall: "Friend or foe...It all comes down to circumstance. That's how we were raised. It's...nothing special."
(Nothing special...Is that true? Then...What is this I'm feeling?)
 
Squall: "I was always waiting for 'Sis' to come back."
*flashback*
“I'm...all alone. But I'm doing my best...I'll be ok without you, Sis. I'll be able to take care of myself.”
Squall: (...I didn't turn out ok at all.)
   
Squall: "That's my favorite ring. You'd better give it back."
Rinoa: "I'm sure it is. It's a cool-looking ring. What's this monster on it anyway?"
Squall: "It's not a monster. It's a lion. Lions are known for their great strength and pride."
Rinoa: "Hmm...great strength...pride......Kinda like you, Squall."
Squall: "I wish..."
 
Squall (in Galbadia Garden, before 2nd Seifer match): "It's too late Seifer. You can't mess with our minds. To us, you're just another enemy, like one of those monsters."
 
(First time we met was the day I became a SeeD. We met again...in Timber...We had a lot of arguments at first. But in time, things began to change. You were looking at me...You smiled when our eyes met. It made me feel calm, tranquil. Rinoa...Give me another chance.)
 
(...I don't see how these wackos keep surviving.)
-Upon meeting Zone and Watts on the White SeeD ship
 
To an unconscious Rinoa…
"To tell you the truth...I worry too much about what other people think of me. I hate that side of me...That's why I didn't want anyone to get to know me. I wanted to hide that side of myself. I hate it. Squall is an unfriendly, introverted guy. It made it easy for me when people perceived me that way. That's a secret between you and me. Got that?"
 
Squall: "You better not do anything to hurt her [Rinoa]."
Medical Staff: "Alright, alright. You're her knight in shining armour. Got it."
-In space
 
Squall (To Ellone): "GOD!!!!!! Rinoa is gonna die!...I can't take it. Ellone, please. I've never felt this way in my life."
 
On the Ragnarok…
Squall: "I can't remember anything about my parents...But...Ellone was there for me. Ellone was there to hold my hand."
Rinoa: "Made you feel safe and secure?"
Squall: "Sure. But she left. Just disappeared. I'm afraid...Afraid of having that feeling of comfort taken away."
Rinoa: "You were afraid of losing us? Is that why you kept your distance?"
Squall: "I was always alone..."
Rinoa: "Squall...You missed out on all the good things in life. You've missed out on so much."
 
I don't know what to do...This is just another crossroad in my life. But, for the first time, I don't know which way to go. I've come this far because I've...fallen for you.......Rinoa......Now...am I just supposed to let you go...?
 
(Rinoa......Even if you end up as the world's enemy, I'll...I'll be your knight.)

Rinoa: "If I fall under Ultimecia's control again...SeeD will come kill me, right? And the leader of SeeD is you, Squall ...Squall's sword will pierce my heart......I guess it's ok if it's you, Squall. Nobody else. Squall, if that ever happens..."
Squall: "That's enough! I'll never do anything like that. The sorceress I'm after is not you, Rinoa..."
 
The Promise
Rinoa: "Can I tell you a story? I had a dream. It was a scary dream.
..."
Squall: "It was just a dream...It doesn't mean anything. Don't worry about it."
Rinoa: "...I guess you're right."
Squall: "How about this...I'll be here..."
Rinoa: "...Why?"
Squall: "The reason why you couldn't find me was because we haven't promised yet."
Rinoa: "Promised...?"
Squall: "I'll be waiting for you. If you come here, you'll find me. I promise."
Rinoa: "I'll be here, too. It's a promise!"

"You were a silly Galbadian soldier. I didn't like your attitude at all."
-To Laguna, in Esthar

Raijin: "Hand over Rinoa, ya know!?"
Squall: "No! I'll never hand over Rinoa!"

(...Am I...alone? Rinoa? I want to hear your voice. Which way...do I go? I can't make it back...alone.)