Temperance Brennan quotes from Bones

Brennan

You know I would never sleep with him.

Booth

Well, you know what? You did tell me once that you thought that monogamy was unnatural.

Brennan

Yes, that's true. Before I realized that we were symbiotic. Like a clown fish and a sea anemone.

Booth

[dismayed] What? What are you talking about, Nemo? That doesn't sound very romantic.

Brennan

I disagree. You and I, we're bound to one another. So much so that I don't feel that I could survive without you. You nurture me. You protect me. You are my home. If I were to damage that by a meaningless dalliance, it would be like killing myself. Something that I would never do.

Booth

That sounded a little better.

Brennan

I would never let anything compromise the life we share, Booth. I love you.

Booth

Okay, now that's romantic. I love you too.

Brennan

I was thinking, Booth...since we'll be in the park, we could play tag

Booth

[looks at Brennan] Sure! Tag is fun. See, you know how to have fun! [Brennan smiles] You're not gonna catch me, though.

Brennan

I wouldn't be so sure. I am quite good at tag.

Booth

Come on. I used to be a Ranger, ok? You're never gonna catch me.

Brennan

We'll see.

Brennan

You're very set in your ways.

Booth

I'm not set in my ways. Never had been, never will be.

Brennan

Ok, I'll drive.

Booth

[stunned] I always drive.

Brennan

I know, but since you're not set in your ways, it'll be a nice change. [leaves]

Booth

[whines to himself] What'd you mean "nice change"?!! I always drive the car.

Brennan

[explaining cryonics to Booth] It's a low temperature preservation of humans with a hope that resuscitation may be possible in the future.

Booth

It's nuts, ok? When you die, it's ashes to ashes, not ashes to ice.

Brennan

We all search for immortality in our own way. It's what binds tribes and religions.

Booth

Just please tell me that...you're not gonna want me...to...freeze you.

Brennan

No. But one day you might be able to download my accumulated consciousness onto a memory chip.

Booth

[uncomfortable] Listen, let's just, you know...keep each other in here. [points to chest (heart)] That's worked just fine for a long time.

Booth

From a military angle, they're having me review all these shootings, they're looking at my skill sets.

Brennan

Your gut is telling you some things.

Booth

Yeah. The base over there, it's a staging ground for counter-terrorism activity and covert operations.

Brennan

You think they might be asking you to be a sniper again?

Booth

I won't do it. I have a new life, I've a family. They can't make me do that again.

Brennan

You don't have to do anything you don't want to, Booth.

Brennan

You know, I wrote seven pages on your problem-solving skills

Booth

Wow

Brennan

Which I said were excellent.

Booth

[smirks] Thanks, Bones.

Brennan

Although, I admitted to being skeptical about your reliance on your gut, but I explained it by referencing studies showing that gut instincts are merely highly developed observational powers so it's probably your eyes more than your gut.

Booth

[smiles] You know, you're amazing. You know that?

Brennan

Yeah. However, I'm not sure what exemplary quality you're referencing. My intellect, or...

Booth

Your support. Your...thanks. Thanks.

Brennan

[seriously] How could I not support you? You believed in me even when there's no tangible evidence the "Ghost Killer" existed

Booth

[smugly] Guess it was my gut.

Clark

Dr. Brennan, I just had to say how much I appreciate how accepting you've been about me working with you on this case.

Brennan

[astonished] Yes....that is...rare for me...isn't it?

Clark

[smirks] Yes it is. And I know Pelant told you you'd never be able to catch this "Ghost Killer" without his expertise but I'm determined to prove him wrong.

Brennan

There was one question asking if we had a relationship outside of work, so...

Booth

You should probably just skip that one.

Brennan

Oh, um, I wrote all this. [hands Booth a file with some papers in it]

Booth

You wrote all this? [looks at file] Woah! About our sex life?

Brennan

Well...are you suggesting it isn't interesting?

Booth

[denies] No, no!

Brennan

They told me to be thorough. I also put that you never throw your socks into the hamper.

Booth

[reads file] "In case the floor is cold." [looks away awkwardly] I put the socks on so my feet stay warm. But they don't care about that!

So how do you even know this is a murder? The deceased could've been sitting on the edge, fallen in after drinking too much

Sweets

Well, there're drag marks that go all the way from the trail, all the way over to the well here. If you look at the grate, it shows signs of stress as if someone stomped it in. It was a body dump, Dr. Saroyan.

Ok. I'm impressed.

Hodgins

Wow, did he just "Brennan" you?

I believe he did.

Brennan

What does it mean to "Brennan" someone? Is that a compliment? Dr. Sweets seems to be very thorough.

Sweets

[smirks] Thank you.

Brennan

You sure you should be in the field, Booth?

Booth

You know, I can't not look at another operational manual or disciplinary report without shooting it.

Brennan

We're positing torture, but look at the damage to the radius.

Rodolfo

Mmm. I see what you mean. Compared to what I've seen in Cuba, the damage is relatively slight.

So we're looking for a compassionate torturer?

Booth

Whoa, look at this place. You could perform Cirque Du Soleil in here.

Brennan

There are many possible murder weapons. Whips, chains, nipple clamps, Luna beads...

Booth

Ah, you sound excited there, Bones.

Brennan

I'm fascinated, as a scientist.

Booth

You know, I can probably get to two shades of Grey but I'm not gonna be making fifty.

Brennan

Using your guts in the field is one thing but there's absolutely no room for guts in my lab.

[holding the victim's intestines for Brennan to see] [deadpan] Then...what do I, uh, do with these?

Booth

I'll bet you a hundred bucks they'll be even more jealous when it's done.

Brennan

Booth, you're in Gamblers Anonymous. You shouldn't be betting.

Booth

[deadpan] Right, and you're a genius, all right? So don't say stupid things. [motions to his plate] Have some pie.

Arastoo

I remember the first morning I woke up as a citizen. It meant everything to me, but I never thought anything like this could happen here.

Brennan

Anthropologically speaking, in any society, one group will always occupy a higher status and will exploit those who are more vulnerable.

Arastoo

15,000 people a year are brought into this country to be slaves. Are we supposed to accept that?

Brennan

No, Mr. Vaziri. We fight it. No matter what the anthropological reasons, we fight to make the world a better place.