The context of the following conversation is Remembering his traumatic past, Lee came into Quinn's head.:
Lee says I went to see my brother Quinn last week..
The friend responds That must have been hard for him..
Lee responds The past growing up together was so hard so it did jog some unpleasant memories for Quinn..
The friend responds I am sorry you have such a hard past..
Lee responds Well I told Quinn we have to live for the future..
The friend responds That's right , we can't move forward if we don't..