House M.D. (TV Series)

The Social Contract (2009)

Robert Sean Leonard: Dr. James Wilson

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• Dr. James Wilson : I'm not always nice. I'm not nice to you.

  Dr. Gregory House : Because you know nice bores me. Hence, still nice.

• Dr. James Wilson : [referring to his brother]  I thought seeing him again would change everything. It would be wonderful or terrible. Instead, we're just strangers. It's kind of anti-climatic.

  Dr. Gregory House : Which is better than terrible.

• Dr. James Wilson : My whole life is one big compromise. I tiptoe around everyone like they're made of china. I spend all my time analyzing, what will the effect be if I say this? Then there's you, you're a reality junkie. If I offered you a comforting lie, you'd smack me over the head with it. Let's not change that.

  Dr. Gregory House : Okay.

  Dr. James Wilson : No. See this; if you were implementing the social contract, you'd say that but only because it makes me feel better.

  Dr. Gregory House : It is kind of fun watching you torture yourself.

  Dr. James Wilson : Do you think things will work out with my brother?

  Dr. Gregory House : No, but when it does go wrong, it won't be your fault.

  Dr. James Wilson : Thanks, House.

• Dr. James Wilson : I'm playing racquetball tomorrow night with Taub.

  Dr. Gregory House : Why would you hide that?

  Dr. James Wilson : Because the world revolves around you. I devote time to anyone else, you'd end up stalking me and harassing them.

  Dr. Gregory House : You say that as though it wouldn't be fun.

• Dr. James Wilson : Taub. Another graduate of the House school of being a dick.

  Dr. Gregory House : Private dick.

• Dr. Gregory House : [to Wilson]  You took a walk in 45-degree weather and you left your coat behind.

  Dr. James Wilson : Go ahead.

  Dr. Gregory House : I think you were punishing yourself. I think you wanted to feel what it would be like to be homeless in a New Jersey winter. That tells me, guilt. That tells me, something happened.