Girls, created by and starring Lena Dunham, is a raw, unflinching portrait of early adulthood in the age of oversharing.
Unlike glossy portrayals of millennial life, Girls thrives in the awkward, the uncomfortable, and the unresolved. It’s messy. It’s funny. It’s painfully real. And it dares to present women not as aspirational archetypes but as complicated, self-sabotaging, brilliant, and deeply flawed people.
Here are the 10 best quotes from Girls:
1.
“I paid for all your burritos in junior year.”
– Elijah Krantz (Andrew Rannells)
2.
“I don’t want to freak you out but I think that I might be the voice of my generation. Or at least a voice of a generation.”
– Hannah Horvath (Lena Dunham)
3.
“Do you know what the weirdest part about having a job is? You have to be there every day, even on the days you don’t feel like it.”
– Jessa Johansson (Jemima Kirke)
4.
“I have work, then a dinner thing, and then I am busy trying to become who I am.”
– Hannah Horvath (Lena Dunham)
5.
“He works in product development which is perfect for me because I love products.”
– Shoshanna Shapiro (Zosia Mamet)
6.
“Last time I got drunk I ate all this brie and threw up on my cell phone.”
– Hannah Horvath (Lena Dunham)
7.
“I’m like the least virginy virgin ever.”
– Shoshanna Shapiro (Zosia Mamet)
8.
“Sometimes being stuck in my own head is so exhausting that it makes me want to cry.”
– Marnie Michaels (Allison Williams)
9.
“I’m a difficult person. Everyone’s a difficult person. She was accepting of my brand of different. She was okay with it.”
– Adam Sackler (Adam Driver)
10.
“It’s like, ‘Sorry I passed you an STD but I really enjoy your quirky web presence.’”
– Hannah Horvath (Lena Dunham)