Temperance Brennan quotes from Bones

Brennan

I'm tired of... all of it. I'm tired of dealing with murderers and victims and sadness and pain.

Booth

Bones, it's what we do, all right? We catch the bad people, make the world a better place.

Brennan

No Booth. That's what you do. And somehow I get caught up in it.

Brennan

I have the sense that everything's changing.

Booth

Not everything. Look, we're still partners, and Taffet, she's put away. You feel good about that, right?

Brennan

You almost died, Booth. That could happen again. What if next time I can't get to you?

Booth

That's not going to happen again.

Brennan

[scoffs] I envy your ability to substitute optimism for reality.

Booth

You know what? Maybe you just need to take some time off. Go to a beach. Lay in the sun.

Brennan

I might need more than a little time.

Booth

[shakes his head] Don't make any decisions about your future right now.

Brennan

I'm just saying --

Booth

You know when a dentist gives you anesthetic and tells you not to operate any heavy machinery or make any important decisions within twenty-four hours? All right, this case was bigger than a root canal. Come on. Let's just go back inside and have one more drink. Come on, just one. [takes her hand and tries to pull her inside]

Brennan

No, I'm tired, Booth. I'm going to go home. [hails a cab]

Booth

All right. Come on, let's get you in the cab. I know, it's been a long day. [Brennan gets in the cab] All right? Hey, I'll see you tomorrow, right?

Brennan

The term garbage is relative. The only intrinsic value things have is what we give them. It seems odd now, but in Holland tulip bulbs were once as valuable as houses. Maybe we all overvalue things that are essentially worthless.

Angela

Well that was more than a comment on this case. What's going on, Brennan?

Brennan

What separates what I do here from what this man did?

Angela

So, going to Malulu is worth more?

Brennan

Maluku. Yes. The murders will never stop, but this find has real finite value. I'd be able to answer questions about our origin! Evolutionary tract! It has implications for history, science!

Angela

Listen, you're allowed to make life changes without picking a fight with your old life.

Brennan

But I need a break in my life. I'm worried all the time. Worried that Booth might get hurt on a case and I couldn't prevent it. Worried about what our partnership means.

Angela

So you want to get away from Booth?

Brennan

No, it's just -- I just need some perspective so that I can view my life with some objectivity.

Angela

Have you talked to him about it?

Brennan

The army wants Booth to go to Afghanistan to train soldiers in the apprehension of terrorists.

Angela

Is he going to go?

Brennan

Even though he said that he wasn't, it felt like he wanted to. Perhaps it's all for the best.

Angela

[scoffs] You two at opposite ends of the world? I don't think so.

Daisy

So you're coming?

Brennan

Agent Booth and I are partners, I have to discuss it with him first.

Daisy

He's probably gonna go be a big hero in Afghanistan.

Brennan

He says he doesn't wanna go.

Daisy

Lance said that Booth has the psyche of a true warrior, that is a miracle he hasn't gone back long before this. Maybe you're holding him back the same way he's holding you back... I should've not said that... but sometimes my mouth just has a mouth of its own.

You've been here all night?

Brennan

Is it morning?

Yes.

Brennan

I've been here all night.

Are you really leaving the Jeffersonian?

Brennan

Yes, for a year. I can provide you with a list of forensic anthropologists who can do this job.

[smiles] No, Dr. Brennan, you can provide me with a list of forensic anthropologists.

Brennan

I don't know what that means. [watches as Cam walks away]

Booth

Sorry, I couldn't get a pass. I had to sneak off the base to come say goodbye. Listen, Bones, you've got to be really careful in that Indonesian jungle, okay?

Brennan

Booth, in a week you're going to a war zone. Please, don't be a hero ... please, just don't be you.

Booth

[takes her hand] One year from today we meet at the reflecting pool on the mall. Right by the...

Brennan

...Coffee cart. I know. One year from today.

Brennan

(about her and Booth's trips) Perhaps it's all for the best.

Angela

You two at opposite ends of the world? I don't- I don't think so.

(at the airport) I've ... really enjoyed working for you, Dr. Brennan.

Brennan

In fact, Dr. Saroyan, I worked for you.

We both know better.

Angela

Listen, you're allowed to make life changes without, picking a fight with your old life.

Brennan

But I need a break from that life. I'm worried all the time. Worried that Booth might get hurt on a case and I couldn't prevent it, worried ... about what our, partnership means ...

Angela

So you want to get away from Booth?

Brennan

No, it's just (pauses) I just need some perspective so that I can view my life with some objectivity.

Are you really leaving the Jeffersonian?

Brennan

Yes. For a year. I can provide you with a list of forensic antropologists who can do this job.

No, Dr. Brennan, you can provide me with a list of forensic antropologists.

Brennan

I don't know what that means.

Brennan

So, was it dangerous in Afghanistan?

Booth

No, what I did was mostly administrative.

Brennan

Because you seem really very heavily armed in this photograph.

Booth

How about you? Any headhunters or cannibals?

Brennan

Daisy and I were attacked by some armed guerrillas! But I beat them up and we got away.

Booth

You beat up armed guerrillas?

Brennan

I had to; you weren't there to save me.

Booth

[smiles] Aw, Bones.

Caroline

So you people come back from the far four corners of the Earth, out-pass the outer suburbs of Timbuktu and you solved the case in a shake?

Brennan

[confused] What's a shake?

Caroline

[sigh and sarcastically] Three jiffys and a cha-cha.

Booth

[moving his hands] Cha-Cha-Cha!

Angela

So what is the deal with Booth? Is it weird seeing him again?

Brennan

Not at all weird; very nice.

Angela

Are there any old surges, feelings? Anything like that?

Brennan

Booth fell in love in Afghanistan.

Angela

Oh, sweetie. I'm so sorry.

Brennan

Why? Are you in love with Booth?

Angela

A little bit, but that's not what I mean. Don't tell me that you're happy about him finding someone else.

Brennan

I'm very pleased for him. A committed, romantic dyad is exactly the kind of relationship Booth seems to require to be happy.

Angela

Did you think about Booth at all while you were away?

Brennan

Yes, I did. A few times I actually dreamed about him.

Angela

Oh, well there you go! Dreams are very meaningful.

Brennan

I dreamed about the work we do. I dreamed about catching murderers and getting justice for people who were killed. What does that mean?

Angela

[facetiously] It means you're going to die loveless and alone.

Brennan

I don't follow your reasoning.

Booth

Welcome home, Bones.

Brennan

Thank you. Welcome home, Booth.