Byler/Quotes

Quotes
"I'm the only one that cares about Will!"

- Mike, The Vanishing of Will Byers "I'm worried about Will."

- Mike, The Vanishing of Will Byers

"It's not Will. It can't be."

- Mike when a body believed to be Will's is found in a quarry lake, Holly, Jolly

"All I know is Will is alive. Will is alive! He's out there somewhere. All we have to do is find him."

- Mike, The Body

"Will! Will, what's wrong? I couldn't find you. Are you hurt?"

- Mike, Trick or Treat, Freak

"Do you remember the first day that we met? It was... It was the first day of kindergarten. I knew nobody. I had no friends and... I just felt so alone and so scared, but... I saw you on the swings and you were alone, too. You were just swinging by yourself. And I just walked up to you and... I asked. I asked if you wanted to be my friend. And you said yes. You said yes. It was the best thing I've ever done."

- Mike to Will, The Mind Flayer

"Will! Will, I'm sorry, man, all right? I was being a total asshole. Please, can you just come outside and we'll talk? Will!"

- Mike knocking on Will's door after their argument, The Case of the Missing Lifeguard

"I just... I don't think Mike's gonna like that you're lying to him. And he doesn't deserve that. When he finds out, he's gonna be mad."

- Will confronting Eleven for lying to Mike about her life, Vecna's Curse

"Anyway, my point is, see how you're leading us here? You're guiding the whole party, inspiring us. That... That's what you do. And see your coat of arms here? It's a heart. And I know it's sort of on the nose, but that's what holds this party together. Heart. Because, I mean, without heart, we'd all fall apart. Even El. Especially El. These past few months, she's been so lost without you. It's just, she's so different from other people, and... when you're... when you're different, sometimes... you feel like a mistake. But you make her feel like she's not a mistake at all. Like she's better for being different. And that gives her the courage to fight on. If she was mean to you or she seemed like she was pushing you away, it's because she's scared of losing you, like you're scared of losing her. And if she was going to lose you, I... I think she'd rather just get it over with quick. Like ripping off a Band-Aid. So, yeah, El needs you, Mike. And she always will."

- Will expressing his feelings for Mike by disguising them as Eleven's, Papa

"Mike. Don't stop. Okay? You're the heart. Okay? Remember that. You're the heart."

- Will, The Piggyback