I replayed through the entire trilogy after around 13 years or so and boy, it left a hole in me the same way it did when I was 13 years old. These are some of my favourite quotes towards the end of the trilogy that I think pretty much summarises how ME as a franchise made me feel back then & even now.


"Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls and ask the ghosts if honor matters.

The silence is your answer."
-Javik, The Last Prothean

Garrus: "There's an old saying here on Earth--may you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead. Not sure if Turian heaven is the same as yours, but, if this thing goes sideways and we both end up there--meet me at the bar. I'm buying."

Shepard: "Goodybye, Garrus. And if I'm up there in that bar, and you're not... I'll be looking down. You'll never be alone."

There's a lot more like the last exchange between Tali and Shepard (mind you that exchange truly kills me too).