Seeley Booth quotes from Bones

Brennan

Booth, do you ever let me think I'm the smart one when you've figured it out already?

Booth

No.

Brennan

Because that would be ridiculous.

Brennan

I confess that in a moment of weakness I took the opportunity to make Dr. Wells feel bad about himself.

Booth

He deserves it. Trust me. It's probably the first time he's met someone that's smarter than him.

Booth

If you could travel through time where would you go?

Brennan

I'm already there. Here.

Booth

What?

Brennan

Here. The difference between past and future is nowhere to be found in the laws of physics. Everything I want or need is here. Right now.

Sweets

But still, to face a pack of wild animals alone...

Booth

I'm sure you could just bore them to death with your shrinky talk.

Hodgins

Is she looking at me like an angry schoolteacher?

Booth

Yeah. Yeah, she does that a lot.

You think I killed him?

Booth

The photo you took of him is the centerpiece of the show.

But I didn't know that! People change between the age of seven and twenty four! [Brennan looks at Booth] You know, I have seen enough death, thanks! I have no interest in killing anybody myself.

Booth

Have you gotten any help, Miss Singer? [Singer looks at Booth in surprise] I'm a veteran. I can recognize post traumatic stress disorder.

Yes. I got help. I had trouble sleeping, I had dreams, I got depressed. But I have my work and I never killed anybody. [to Booth] Can you say the same thing?

Booth

No, I cannot.

Brennan

I couldn't sleep.

Booth

What are those?

Brennan

Some pictures I took in Central America and Darfur. [shows Booth a photo of a mass grave] It was impossible to identify all of them.

Booth

[picks up a photo of a child soldier] And these soldiers?

Brennan

They were helping us. I was grateful at the time but..look at them. [points to the photo] Look at him, Booth. He couldn't be more than fifteen! [looks at photo] I thanked him.

Booth

You had a job to do.

Brennan

In Afghanistan, when you see boys like this, do you let them fight?

Booth

It was different. There was a protocol.

Brennan

I should've made sure that he could put down that gun and have a normal life.

Booth

What's normal in a war zone, Bones? Really.

Brennan

Not this. We can never let this be normal, even if they're on our side.

Booth

[to Radswell] Relax, we've got him ok?

Hey, I'm not a cop, Booth. [to Hamilton] I hope you get killed in jail.

Brennan

I agree with Mr. Radswell.

Booth

I don't. [looks to Hamilton] I actually want to see him go through the whole system.

Sweets

Sorry.

Booth

Nah, it's ok. You're all good with the move? You need any help?

Sweets

No, but thanks.

Booth

[looks at Sweets] All right. You sure checked the building out for asbestos and plumbing leaks and cracks and the foundation...

Sweets

Yeah. All good.

Booth

'Cause I don't wanna hear any crazy excuses from you that you've gotta move back in.

Sweets

[smiles] Not gonna happen. I'm set.

Booth

[unconvinced] You're ok living in a building full of shrinks.

Sweets

Hey, you know, we have a lot in common, plus we have the skills to work out our disagreements in a healthy and constructive manner. [pats Booth on the back, grins] I'm gonna miss you too, Agent Booth.

Booth

[unamused] Right. Yeah. Well, I see all the time here at work. Plus I get my tub back and I won't have to look at the stupid pomegranate juice in my refrigerator.

Sweets

You still haven't tried it yet.

Booth

No, I haven't. That's called shrink juice.

Sweets

[shrugs] It's just pomegranate juice.

Booth

Why don't you gather all your new neighbors together and you can have a shrink juice party? [walks into his office]

Sweets

That's good.

Booth

[shuts office door] Enjoy that!

[to Booth and Brennan] Nice to meet you, Mr. and Mrs. Sweets.

Brennan

[stunned] Ohhh–– We're not....

Booth

[shakes head] Woah...

[to Sweets on the way out] Your dad is hot!

Brennan

[grins at Booth] Apparently you're hot, DAD!

Booth

Wow. Really. Did you just see that?

[nervously] Oh! Look how shiny that badge is.

Booth

Yeah that's really shiny.

Booth

[to a suspect who keeps dodging his questions] Our stairwells are soundproof. You could break your neck trying to run away from me.

Booth

Where's the money?

What money?

Booth

If you say "what money" I'll drag you to the nearest stairwell.

Caroline

[watching from the observation room] I'm in a totally different place.

Sweets

You seem to feel that anger is good solution to your problems, which I totally understand.

Yeah?

Sweets

[nods, speaks rapidly] Yeah, sure. The release of adrenalin and noradrenalin in your system causes you to feel optimistic that your impulses are causing you to make, huh, reasonable risk assessments. It's a common correspondence bias.

[irritated] Are you screwing with me?

Sweets

[earnestly] No. I'm simply pointing out that your lack of self control can cause you to make extremely poor decisions––

You said you're on my side!!

Booth

[raises hand to calm suspect down] No, he said he understood why you'd go psycho!

Sweets

[glances at Booth] Ok, I wouldn't use that word but––

Booth

[impatiently to Sweets] I know. That's why I'm here.

Booth

Where were you on the 17th?

I was at...at home, I think.

Booth

You think. You have someone to back up your story?

My mom.

Booth

[deadpan] Your mom. You live with your mom. I bet Rebecca found that hot.

Booth

Oh...wow...she wobbles and....oh...wow...ok, so what do you think, Bones?

Brennan

The judge might suffer from a neuromuscular disorder.

Booth

[stares at the TV and then at Brennan in disbelief] She sloshed! [Brennan shakes her head, unsure of what Booth meant] Drunk!

Brennan

Oh. That.