David: You know, I thought about getting out. Janelle wanted to settle down with her guy, have kids. I thought, what is my grandkid going to think of me? But this is just who I am.
Stabler: Doesn't have to be.
David: You always were a poor judge of character. In any fight between nature and nurture, nature always wins.
Stabler: I don't believe that. You just have to be willing not to give up the fight.
David: I think you'd be happier if you'd did.