I didn't say you had to accept it. Take it or leave it, it's been made. But I don't know about your Tony Stark--when I make promises? They're made to be kept.
[He pauses, reflecting over his glass, but doesn't take a sip.]
Look, we both know--I say a lot of things. Which may or may not be always sincere. But when it comes down to the things that matter? Those things that you just--[The things so close to your heart you can even say them. The things that make you want to be a hero.] I know myself, Billy--and better yet, Pepper knows me even better than I do. And if saying this--promising this--was enough for her? You might consider it. It's not your reality, and it doesn't change much--and, hell, maybe it's only important to me. But that's it. It's important to me that you know.
[action; july twenty-second]
[He pauses, reflecting over his glass, but doesn't take a sip.]
Look, we both know--I say a lot of things. Which may or may not be always sincere. But when it comes down to the things that matter? Those things that you just--[The things so close to your heart you can even say them. The things that make you want to be a hero.] I know myself, Billy--and better yet, Pepper knows me even better than I do. And if saying this--promising this--was enough for her? You might consider it. It's not your reality, and it doesn't change much--and, hell, maybe it's only important to me. But that's it. It's important to me that you know.