Roman Bellic/Script

First Conversation
Roman: Niko, you do not know how great it is to have you here with me. Before you arrived in Liberty City, things were terrible.

Niko: I still remember the emails you sent me, cousin. You should have told me how bad things were in this country before I got here.

Roman: Okay, things aren't easy for us here. But together, we are doing alright. America is an opportunity for a new beginning. You were in need of one.

Niko: There is no such thing as a new beginning, Roman. With every day we live we pick up new baggage, baggage that we must carry with us for the rest of our lives. There's no dropping it and pretending we are fresh and clean just because we get off a boat in a new place.

Roman: Stop being so dramatic, Niko. Time is a healer. We live and we forget the past. Nothing helps a man forget like ripe, round American titties. You have to move on from the things that have happened to you and think about all the opportunities in this country. Chances to make lots of money, chances to get college girls into bed.

Niko: Chances to turn into an asshole.

Roman: I heard that. I haven't forgotten our language completely.