TV QuotesDatabase
S1 E17

Bones · Season 1, Episode 17

“The Skull in the Desert” quotes from Bones

8 quotes

“The Skull in the Desert” · Season 1, Episode 17

In this episode: Temperance Brennan (7), Seeley Booth (7), Angela Montenegro (2)

It took all of my charm--

All of your charm? Oh boy--

Just to get the sheriff to let me look at the skull. When I asked him to let me send the skull to the Jeffersonian, he told me I am not a cop and I don't have any jurisdiction.

Which is true. Okay, look, what do you want me to do?

I want you to get federal on his ass.

[smiles] Oh!

Wait outside while I get dressed.

No. Unh-uh. The sun's been up for an hour out there. It's already the surface of Mercury. I can stand here, close my eyes, eat my doughnuts. Best I can do, okay?

No offence to you, but you're a stodgy traditionalist when it comes to relationships, buddy!

Stodgy?Stodgy.

He's definitely twitchy about something.

What if he is escaping out the back door?

You don't spend a lot of time in trailers, do you?

[Booth, Brennan and Angela are stranded in the desert after the sheriff goes to look for his sister.]

Did either of you bring any water? [The girls show him their small water bottles.]

Why?

Because we are way past where Jesus lost his sandals.

You will get a second chance. Because nothing in this universe happens just once. Infinity goes in both directions. There's no unique event, no singular moment.

Obviously, subconsciously sifted through the rational facts of the case and processed the most likely scenario.

I'm sure that's it.

Yeah, what else could it be?

Well it's the only rational explanation.

Are you guys making fun of me?

These quotes come from Wikiquote's Bones pages and are available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.