Richard Castle: Yeah. She's still not taking my calls.Kate Beckett: Well, can you blame her, Castle? You practically turned her into a Smurf.Richard Castle: Na'vi would be a more contemporary reference.
[glances at the bathrobe, it's on fire too]
Richard Castle: You know, there's a good argument for keeping the list really small. Just immediate family.Kate Beckett: This argument doesn't have something to do with a certain amusement park ride, does it?Richard Castle: I'm being serious. Getting married is an intimate act. And our ceremony should reflect that intimacy. And that way, we could all fit into one car. Ryan! How do you feel about roller coasters?Kevin Ryan: Ooh, they make me nauseous. Why?Kate Beckett: No reason.
Alexis Castle: How do you do it, Dad?Richard Castle: Do what?Alexis Castle: Well, that letter that you have framed in your office.Richard Castle: My first manuscript rejection.Alexis Castle: Yeah. How can you stand having it there?Richard Castle: Because it drives me. And I got twenty more of those before Black Pawn ever agreed to publish "In a Hail of Bullets". That letter... that letter reminds me of what I've overcome. Rejection isn't failure.Alexis Castle: It sure feels like failure.Richard Castle: No, failure is giving up. Everybody gets rejected. It's how you handle it that determines where you'll end up.Alexis Castle: My whole life has been about making sure I could get into any college I wanted. What's it about now?Richard Castle: Give it time. You'll figure it out.