Best crime TV quotes of all time

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Det. Sgt. Christine Cagney #2: I'm being quiet now, that means it's your turn to talk.
Mary Beth Lacey: I'm trying to think of what to say.

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Jimmy Wyler: Do you believe in redemption, Mr. White?
White: As long as it doesn't require funeral arrangements.

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Jack Malone: I was surprised that your father didn't call me about you.
Martin: I asked him to stay out of it. I don't want any preferential treatment.
Jack Malone: Good, 'cause you're not getting any.

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Detective Rust Cohle: Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you get good at.

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Oz (1997)

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Augustus Hill: OZ. The name on the street for the Oswald State Correctional Facility, Level 4.

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School Days - S1-E3

Max: When the moon is full, the tide is high.
Old Lady: You must want the spy school, that's next door.

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Helen: We'd all kill. It's just the circumstances that vary.
Lindsay: Now there's a proverb.

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FBI Agent Max Canary: If I'm not mistaken, she just cut off your balls, Derek.
Derek Jennings: Just the one, Max. Just the one.

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Jack Garrett: Over 68 million Americans leave the safety of our borders every year. If danger strikes, the FBI's International Response Team is called into action.

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Nora Lincoln: Mom, leave her alone.
Della Lincoln: The girl needs help.
Nora Lincoln: Daddy?
Derek Lincoln: Don't look at me. I got a daughter who majors in business, a wife who majors in other people's business. Me, I'm just a restaurant owner.

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Mr. Robot: The world is a dangerous place, Elliott, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.

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Tracy: Now that I've expressly told you I don't need your help... I need your help.

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Part 8 - S1-E8

The Woodsman: This is the water. And this is the well. Drink full and descend. The horse is the white of the eyes and dark within.

Charles Austin Miller

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Jordan: Hey Woods, whats it like kissing your sister?

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Narrator: Another challenge for the Green Hornet, his aide Kato, and their rolling arsenal, the Black Beauty. On Police records a wanted criminal, Green Hornet is really Britt Reid, owner-publisher of the Daily Sentinel, his dual identity known only to his secretary and to the district attorney. And now, to protect the rights and lives of decent citizens, rides THE green hornet."

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