Welcome to the Quotes page!  Want a quick trip through Manny's history instead of reading that long-winded recap on the other part of the site?  Look no further!  Consider these the Cliffs Notes version and have fun!  These are in complete chronological order.

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Danny (to Michelle): Under this roof, family is everything. This is your family now, the sooner you get that into your thick head, the better off you're gonna be.

Michelle: I'm getting this feeling like the Santos' are like a throwback into another time and another world where blood is thicker than water rules.
Danny: It does, Michelle. It does.

Michelle (reading her Pre-Cana questionniare): What I expect to bring to a marriage is a lifetime of love, support, sharing an open mind and an open heart.

Danny (reading his Pre-Cana questionnaire): My hope is that I can bring to a marriage everything that I am, not hold anything back, and that I can share all my hopes and dreams and offer my wife complete love with no conditions…

Michelle: You really surprised me.
Danny: Oh yeah? How so?
Michelle: I don't know, whatever you said in your response, I didn't know.
Danny: Didn't know what, Michelle? That I have a heart? That you're not the only one?
Michelle: No… I was just trying to tell you…
Danny: That I want the same thing that you do? That I want, what basically everybody wants?

Danny: I know that you gave up a lot by doing this, I do.
Michelle: I'm just saying that I didn't realize how much you gave up until now, so I'm sorry.
Danny: Well, what kind of choice did I have? It was marry you or…
Michelle: Kill me.
Danny: But you're safe now, and that's what matters. And I promise you that no one will touch you as long as you remain my wife.

Michelle: When we were talking to Father Tomas, I realized that we want the same things out of life.
Danny: Yeah, like everybody does.
Michelle: I know, I just never…
Danny: What, you never thought that I wanted those things?
Michelle: Yeah… when we were at Father Tomas' office I saw somebody that I actually liked and I realized that we're not so different, you know, we have similar dreams.

Michelle (to Danny): We might have to share a bed to make this marriage look real, but you damn well better stay on your side of it!

Michelle: You may look different and you may act different, but in your heart, you are exactly the same as your brother!
Danny: You're comparing me to my brother? How's that, Michelle?
Michelle: Think about it.
Danny: No, you think about it. If I were anything like my brother, we wouldn't be having this conversation right now, you'd be dead!

Danny: Think about it this way, Michelle… you're not losing a boyfriend, you're gaining sixty more years to your life. Why don't you think about that when you dance at our wedding? Maybe that'll put a smile on your face.

Danny (to Michelle): I have a little business that I should've taken care of a long time ago. Let's go! Get crackin', let's get this wedding in gear. And while you're at it, learn some more Spanish!

Danny (to himself): You can't let her get to you, you can't.

Danny: What are we doing here, Michelle? Taking some trip down memory lane?
Michelle: No, this is where it has to be.
Danny: What?
Michelle: If I'm gonna convince Jesse that I don't love him anymore, then he has to find us here, in bed.

Danny: You know, Michelle. It's one thing to say that you're gonna do this. But it's another thing entirely to actually go through with it. Can you? Can you go through with this?

Michelle (to Danny): Does that answer your question?

Danny (to Michelle): Do you know how beautiful you are?

Michelle: I was crazy to think that I could break Jesse's heart like this, I can't just rip it out.
Danny: Well, it sure beats a bullet, don't you think?
Michelle: I don't think you mean that. I know you're not like the rest of your family, Danny.
Danny: Michelle, you know, I didn't say that I'd be the one to do it.

Danny: If you could just stop seeing me as your enemy and, come on, let me try to make you feel better.
Michelle: The way a man makes a woman feel better, you mean the way a husband makes a wife feel better?

Michelle: Show's over, put your clothes back on. And you know what? Stay the hell away from me.
Danny: Don't you ever talk to me like that again.
Michelle: Why? Because I'm your wife?
Danny: Yeah, because you are my wife, Michelle.
Michelle: Well before you beat me with a club and drag me off to a cave, why don't you clear something up for me.
Danny: What's that?
Michelle: What happens now? Jesse's gone, he's not coming back.
Danny: Yeah, what do you mean?
Michelle: So, tonight, today, tomorrow, the next day, the day after that, where do we go from here?
Danny: We're having the wedding. Just like we planned.
Michelle: And then what?
Danny: What?
Michelle: Am I supposed to fall in love with you? Learn to love you?

Michelle (to Danny): Jesse told me how you feel about me, Danny. And this marriage is not about you protecting me or saving anybody else. This is about you. You wanting something that you are never going to have.

Danny: You know, if you spend all your time trying to get away from me and my family, you're just gonna make your life a living hell.
Michelle: No, that's your job.

Danny: You're acting like a spoiled brat, Michelle.
Michelle: Fine, then divorce me.

Danny: My grandparents had an arranged marriage, and…
Michelle: And what? They lived happily ever after?
Danny: Yeah, they did. As a matter of fact, they did.
Michelle: Well good for them!
Danny: No, good for us! If my grandparents never laid eyes on each other before they were married and they ended up happy? Then maybe we can too!

Michelle: Is that another guide in the Santos Family Guide to Living? If you don't kill the girl, marry her, maybe then she'll love you?
Danny: Maybe if you stopped fighting me long enough to give it a chance, yeah.

Michelle: If you were the last man on earth, I wouldn't love you. This is you wanting me to feel something for you, the way you feel about me.
Danny: You know what? You don’t know how I feel.

Michelle: You know what? I wish I never met your brother because none of this would've happened if I hadn't; we would all be safe.
Danny: No, if you hadn't have killed my brother, none of this would've happened.

Michelle (to herself): I will go through your family ritual, and I'll do it by starting with this big wedding, and I'm gonna get so deep inside La Familia, that I'll find out all your weaknesses and where all your skeletons are buried, and as God as my witness, I will bring this family down. I will get my life back.

Danny (to Carmen): What's this big betrayal supposed to look like, huh? Is Michelle gonna do some kind of Martha Stewart makeover on the house when the wedding's over?

Carmen: Morning Michelle, I was just leaving.
Michelle: Well, don't leave on account of me.
Carmen: Don't flatter yourself.

Michelle: I've decided to commit myself.
Danny: To what?
Michelle: To you. I really wanna make this work with you.

Michelle (to Danny): I always thought that marriages were like in the movies, you know? When you, you meet, you fall in love, you get engaged, you get married, lights go down, music comes up, happily ever after.

Michelle: This is my life now, and I have to deal with it. And I can either make myself miserable, or I can make the best of it.
Danny: You make it sound like you're condemned to a life of breaking rocks or something.

Michelle (to Danny): So I think what I just need to do is get to know you. I think maybe what we need is a courtship. A date. Hi, I'm Michelle Bauer, I'm your wife.

Michelle: So, tell me about yourself, Daniel Santos, what do you like to do? And forget the obvious because I never kiss a man on the first date.
Danny: Well, I think it's a little late for that, don't you?

Danny: Look, I don't talk about my family, ever, ok?
Michelle: Woo, sorry. I thought we were just getting to know each other, you know, talking?
Danny: Well, maybe you shouldn't talk so much.

Danny: Why do you insist on telling your family in person?
Michelle: You make it sound like it's odd.
Danny: You couldn't just call them?
Michelle: Well that wouldn't be nice.

Danny: But you have to admit, that I'm walking into the lion's den here, I know how your people feel about me.
Michelle: Yeah, you're right, they don't like you. But your family doesn’t like me, so we have another fair's fair here.

Michelle (to Danny): Can you forget about your family for just one minute? Did it ever occur to you that maybe I don't hate you so much? Maybe I like you a little bit?

Michelle: I may say a lot of things out of anger or whatever, but the bottom line is that I know what you did for me. I know that you risked everything to save my life. I know that. I'm just trying to tell you that the Danny that I know isn't like the jerks that hang out at the compound. And for right now, that's gonna be good enough for me. Maybe in time it'll be more. But that's the whole package, take it or leave it.
Danny: Let's go play "Meet The In-Laws".

Michelle: Oh, yeah, Jesse drew that a while ago. It's all right I guess.
Danny: No, it isn't.
Michelle: What?
Danny: He had a beautiful subject and he didn't do it justice. Not at all.

Danny (to Michelle): I guess I'll head downstairs, check out the coliseum; find out the score between the Christians and the Lions.

Danny: You said that he was the love of your life.
Michelle: Haven't you ever said anything like that? Anything wildly romantic?
Danny: No.

Danny (to Michelle): We are about to take vows, Michelle, before God. Vows that pledge us to each other, that pledge a commitment that doesn't have anything to do with our families. And, when you say you're going the distance, I, uh, I don't know. Does that mean that you're ready to accept me as your husband? As your real husband?

Michelle (to Danny): What you did by marrying me was wonderful, it was generous. It was more than generous, you saved my life. I'm really extremely grateful for that. But, this is really hard to talk about. It's not like I'm that experienced, you know, Jesse was my first boyfriend. I just need you to be patient with me.

Danny (to Michelle): The institution of marriage is very important to me, I want mine to work. And you are not the only one who has needs. I need, I need to feel married to you, in, well, in every way.

Danny (to Michelle): You think I don't understand how difficult this is for you, I do, you're wrong, I do. I know that you didn’t sign up for me. I know I'm not the man of your dreams, I know that. But, I am… I'm a man. And, uh, when we, when you and I go into our room at night, you know I can't just turn myself into some automaton with no feelings and no desires… I can't do that. You know, you… you take a shower… and you, you comb your hair… you, you rub lotion into your arms… in your shoulders… and you slip into a nightgown. And I'm, I'm sitting in bed pretending to read or to listen to music or whatever, but that's not what I'm doing, I'm, I'm watching you. I'm trying not to, but I am… I do… I am a man. And when you climb into bed with me, beside me, never touching, never touching, I lie there, awake, staring into the dark, aware of everything that you're doing… of how you breathe… of the rustle of the sheets… and it takes every ounce of my being to not wanna reach out to you. I care about you… I desire you… I want to reach out to you.

Ray: So, where have you been keeping this mystery woman? And how come I didn't get a chance to meet her before the wedding?
Danny: Well, it happened kindof fast. You know, we met just after Mick died and, one thing led to another, I don't know, you know when it's right it's right, and Michelle's right, you'll see… you'll understand when you see her…

Danny (to Michelle): You look beautiful…

Danny: Are you nervous?
Michelle: I feel like I'm gonna faint.
Danny: Just look at me, you'll be fine.

Danny: Well, you know, sometimes people meet each other under very unusual circumstances… we did. Who knows why God puts a particular person into your life. I certainly didn't expect to meet someone like you and I know you didn't plan on meeting a guy like me. But by divine providence or fate or just plain luck, we were thrown together. And I knew, I knew that you were a treasure to be cherished, and to be revered. Michelle, I, I promise to do everything in my power to keep you safe and to make you happy. And what we have between us will grow… with you as my wife, and I as your husband.
Michelle: Daniel, from now on I put my life, my fate, into your hands.
Danny: Amen.

Danny: Michelle, I offer you this ring as a symbol of my vow. With all that I am, and all that I have, I will honor you in the name of God.
Michelle: Daniel, I offer you this ring as a symbol of my vow. With all that I am, and all that I have, I will honor you in the name of God.

Photographer: Now, hold hands. No no, not like that, like this.
Danny: I guess we should've skipped Psych and taken Wedding Reception 101.
Photographer: Now, I want you to look into each other's eyes and smile your secret smile.
Michelle: Our secret smile?

Michelle: I want to thank you for saving my vows, I mean the stuff about being so devoted and giving of yourself, it was really good.
Danny: You're welcome, I meant every word.

Rick: This all happened so fast, I just didn't think it was real. But today I saw the one thing that I always imagined when I thought about my sister's wedding and that was her smile. Michelle, may that beautiful smile always light up your husband's life like it lit up this room today. Would you all please join me in a toast… to Mr. and Mrs. Santos…

Danny: You seemed a little bit in a rush to get out of there.
Michelle: Well, I hope I wasn't rude.
Danny: No, no, no, not at all, it's ok. You were perfect. You are perfect.

Danny (to Michelle): Are you sure?

Michelle: I'm sorry, I'm just, I'm really tense, this day…
Danny: Ok, it's ok, it's ok, I understand, it's ok.
Michelle: You do?
Danny: Yeah, I mean, this is, this is a big night, and I don't want to make you go too fast, at all.
Michelle: Thank you.
Danny: Yeah, look, this is nothing to be taken casually. I know this is a big deal for you; it is for me too.

Danny (to Michelle): I won't do anything to rush you. We have all the time in the world. This is just the beginning for us, as husband and wife.

Danny: You thought that you hated me, I know. But then you realized that we want the same things; that our dreams are pretty much the same.
Michelle: Danny..
Danny: Wait, let me finish, let me finish. You know, I thought, I was starting to think that we were not gonna make it. That together, there was no way that we were gonna have the kind of marriage we both wanted, with us at each other's throats all the time. I figured we were just doomed, you know, doomed to go through the motions for the rest of our lives. But today, today something changed. We said our vows, I don't know, I saw something different in you. I felt it. I think you did too. And when we kissed, you kissed me back. It was real. And I thought, well maybe we're gonna be ok. You know, maybe things are gonna work out. Maybe our dreams can really come true.

Danny: Am I wrong about today?
Michelle: No, no…
Danny: I don't get it, I mean, what? Is the thought of being with me that repulsive?

Danny: I'm sorry, ok? Forget it. Look, I'm gonna sleep on the floor. I mean, God knows I'm used to it, so, forget it…
Michelle: You're wrong about what happened here.
Danny: I am wrong, you're right, I'm wrong. I was very wrong to think that you care about me, but it's ok.
Michelle: I do care about you!

Agent Conklin: Carmen is the present, Danny is the future. We take them both down, we cut off the head of the family.
Michelle: Why can't it just be Carmen's head?

Danny (to Michelle): I won't let anything happen to you. I'm sorry. You are my wife, and I will protect you with my life.

Carmen: I didn't want to argue with you in front of our family lawyer, but it's clear to me things started happening the day you brought Michelle Bauer into our home.
Danny: Her name is Michelle Santos.
Carmen: Even worse.

Danny: You mean set her up.
Carmen: It won't be a set up unless the information gets somewhere, like the FBI. If it doesn't, then we'll know that Michelle is fit to be a true Santos.
Danny: Mama. Over my dead body. You will do nothing against my wife. Do you understand me? If you do, you will lose the only son you have left.

Danny: Mother, Michelle is my wife. We were married in front of you and God. What we have is sacred, and I demand that you respect that.
Carmen: You demand?
Danny: We may live under your roof, but this is our home too. And I will not have anyone in my home trying to sabotage my wife or my marriage, is that clear?
Carmen: It's clear to me that Michelle has affected your judgment.
Danny: No, Mama, no. I am as loyal to you as I ever was. I understand the importance of family. I am not blinded by love, but I'm not heartless either.

Danny: Mrs. Silva is a client, Michelle.
Michelle: What does that mean!?
Danny: What does… that means that she and her husband own a little store on the Hudson, and it's in a not so nice neighborhood, they've been having break-ins, we've been protecting them. She paid for that debt with the money that you gave her, Michelle, our money! She made fool out of us! You made a fool out of me!

Danny: I'm trying to find out who you are… who I'm married to!
Michelle: Me!! Michelle Bauer Santos! I'm your wife!!

Danny: What am I supposed to think, huh?
Michelle: You're supposed to believe me. You're supposed to remember our wedding day and our vows, to trust each other. Will you just remember the way that we looked at each other and the way that we kissed? I felt something, I know you did.
Danny: Michelle…
Michelle: You think that I would just betray that feeling, that I would throw it away? Why would I do something like that? We have something. You know that we do, and I know I tried to deny it for a very long time, but it's there and it's this… chemistry… and it's not like anything I've ever felt before. Can we please stop this? Can we please just go home?

Michelle: Well, maybe it's not the life that I would've chosen, but I am alive, you know, and it's because of you.
Danny: So, you're grateful.
Michelle: What I'm feeling is more than gratitude. Do you honestly think that I would do anything to hurt you?
Danny: I don't know. I don't know. I wanna trust you.
Michelle: I wanna trust you, too.

Danny: You don't want me.
Michelle: No, I do.
Danny: Stop, no, you're pretending that you do. Stop, don't lie to me, ok? Stop lying to me. Don't lie to me anymore. This is, I'm sorry, this is me. It's my fault, it's me. We almost did something that, that you really don't want to do, and it's turning me into something that I swore, I swore that I never would become.

Danny: Ours was not an arranged marriage; we were forced together by circumstance. I knew that she didn't love me; she didn't even like me, so…
Abuela: That has changed, I promise you.
Danny: I don't know. I don't know.
Abuela: And what do you think? How do you feel toward her?
Danny: Me? I have mixed feelings.
Abuela: Don't lie to your grandmother. You are in love with this girl.
Danny: I wish I wasn't. I wish I didn't… but you're right. I'm in love with her. I love her.

Danny (to Carmen): I set her up, Mother, just like you asked me to, to prove that you're wrong about her. And it's all going down right now. Michelle's either gonna sink or swim, and I'm betting that she swims.

Michelle: He said he loved me. I heard him tell his grandmother that he loved me. And there's no way that he could've known that I was listening, so I know that he meant it. And when I heard that, I couldn't do it. Do you understand now? I couldn't go through with it, I couldn't betray him like that. I'm telling you, Drew, in that moment, he was different.
Drew: Or maybe you're just falling in love with your husband.

Carmen: How can you trust anything that girl has ever said, or the way she's looked at you? How can you believe any kind, loving words she's ever spoken? How do you know for sure that it isn't all a lie?
Danny: I know her.

Danny: You left this up to me, and I thank you for that.
Carmen: Daniel, you will be head of this family one day. You must protect it. It's all we have.
Danny: I brought Michelle into this house, into this family. I created it, and I, uh… I'll put an end to it.