Though Gilmore Girls [1] fans have strong opinions about who Rory Gilmore should end up with [2] romantically, her one true love can actually be found in a cup of coffee — preferably from Luke's. The same goes for Lorelai, who seems to be intravenously hooked up to a coffee drip. Coffee is such a topic of conversation on the show, in fact, that it could be a character within its own right. In honor of National Coffee Day on Sept. 29, we've rounded up 15 (horrifyingly) relatable quotes about coffee from the show.

• "If it was physically possible to make love to a hot beverage, this would be the one." — Lorelai
• "Nothing says coffee like six in the morning." — Lorelai
• "He's so sexy, smart, and funny, and he likes coffee." — Lorelaei about Max

• "How about coffee? You like coffee?" — Max
  "Only with my oxygen." — Lorelai
• "I thought you might like some coffee . . . since you always do." — Lane to Rory
• "Coffee, please, and a shot of cynicism." — Lorelai

• "Coffee-coffee-coffee is a saying. Like an exaggeration. It's a funny, desperate cry for caffeine. It's just my thing." — Lorelai
• "I need caffeine. Whatever form you've got. I haven't had any all day. I'll drink it, shoot it, eat it, snort it, whatever form it's in." — Lorelai
• "I don't think I can take running into him every day in the halls and in the paper and the coffee cart. Oh my god! I'm gonna have to quit drinking coffee! And I love coffee! I really love coffee!" — Rory about Logan

• "How about tea?" — Luke
  "Absolutely. Throw it in with the coffee." — Lorelai
• "I stop drinking coffee, I stop doing the standing and walking and the words-putting-into-sentence doing." — Lorelai
• "Flirt with him, now. We need coffee." — Rory
• "What brings you here?" - Luke
  "Caffeine withdrawal. And I like looking at you." — Lorelai

• "This is a jumbo coffee morning. I need coffee in an IV." — Lorelai
• "Coffee?" — Luke
  "Do you have to ask?" — Lorelai