"How do you know that if you haven't even tried?" Applejack countered. "Look, it might take me some time to get it, but I know what it feels like to be alone! Like you've messed things up, like there's no going back, like life as you know it's over. I've run away a time or two. And maybe it's not the same, but..."

She shook her head. "You don't have to be alone anymore. We're always open for you! Maybe it's not quite the same as your home, but you're back with the ponies who love you!

And we'll always love you, no matter what you throw at us," she finished.