Richard Castle quotes from Castle

Castle

Listen, if you're not scared, just say it.

Beckett

No!

Castle

Come on, I know you want it.

Beckett

I don't wanna say it, Castle...

Castle

For me, please...

Beckett

I ain't afraid of no ghosts... (Ghostbusters theme playing)

Castle

So, if Barry’s not our guy, I think it’s time we revisit the possibility that our killer’s-

Beckett

If you say “ghost,” I’m sending you home.

Castle

[Looks over at Esposito in consideration and then back to Beckett] Apparition American.

I can tell you this: Any relationship that lasts longer than a breath mint is gonna have challenges, but if a relationship doesn’t work out, it’s usually not because of the challenges, it’s usually because the relationship wasn’t strong enough to begin with. Does this help?

Alexis

Not really. (Snuggles close to Castle) But this always does.

I promise you this: if two people believe in something, really believe, anything even the impossible, is possible.

Beckett

What do you want Castle?

Castle

Tell me you need me.

Beckett

(A moment of silence) Excuse me?

Castle

I'm stuck in the bank, helping my mother get along with my banker. Please tell me there's a murder somewhere we can be solving.

Beckett

Uh, sorry, there's no dead bodies, just a lot of paperwork, but you're welcome to come and do your share, for once.

Castle

The only thing worse than being here is being there doing paperwork.

Beckett

What do you want Castle?

Castle

Tell me you need me.

Beckett

(A moment of silence) Excuse me?

Castle

I'm stuck in the bank, helping my mother get a loan with my banker. Please tell me there's a murder somewhere we can be solving.

Beckett

Uh, sorry, there's no dead bodies, just a lot of paperwork, but you're welcome to come and do your share, for once.

Castle

The only thing worse than being here is being there doing paperwork. [looks around the bank] I think this bank is about to get robbed.

Beckett

What?

Castle

Two people just came in wearing doctor's scrubs, both with suspicious bulges in their jackets.

Beckett

I think it's just your writer's imagination getting the best of you.

Everybody down now! Everybody on the floor, right now! [Beckett's eyes widen in surprise as she hears this over the phone]

Castle

It's not my imagination! It's not my imagination!

Castle

Even as a hostage, I help you solve murders. Beckett, I think… I think you have the perfect partner.

Beckett

[chuckles] Yeah, except he doesn’t like doing paperwork.

Castle

Touche.

The last time I saw you in your PJs after eight am, I think you were four.

Alexis

We're off today. Teacher's retreat. I didn't feel like getting dressed.

This wouldn't have anything to do with Ashley, would it?

Alexis

Did I do the right thing, breaking up with him?

Oh, sweetie, I don't know. That's something only you can answer.

Alexis

It sucks. I miss him a lot.

Yeah, well you're not doing yourself any favours sitting around reading Pride and Prejudice. That's just gonna make it worse. Might as well be listening to Adele.

Alexis

Hey, she totally gets it. And so does Jane Austen.

Castle

Do you keep former guests in the system?

That's how we flag gamblers with priors.

Castle

What about me?

Let's see. Richard Castle. Resident New York City. Disorderly conduct, resisting arrest in 2003. And, uh, wow. Apparently last time you were at the Sapphire, you accidentally set a mattress on fire and the drapes were covered in jam.

Castle

(Laughing.) That was a good fun night.

Well, how about just a low-key evening with your girlfriends? You guys can have a John Hughes marathon and fill out a Cosmo quiz.

Alexis

Dad, the ‘80s just called. It wants its plan back.

Castle

You know, the man owned a casino. A guy like that, you’d think he’d have a driver.

Esposito

Especially since he was expecting trouble. He came heavy. [Holds up a bagged gun] It’s a .357 Magnum with all six still asleep in the cylinder.

Ryan

He didn’t even pull it out of the glove box. If he did, we’d be standing over the other guy.

Castle

Yeah well, you got to know when to hold them. And, when to fold them.

Esposito

Know when to walk away. Know when the run.

Lanie

[giving Esposito an irritated glance] Detective Esposito, a little respect, please. I mean, there is a dead body here.

Esposito

What’d I do?

Castle

You broke up with her.

Esposito

We broke up with each other. That’s different.

Castle

Yeah, you would think it would be different. But, no.

Esposito

Did you see that? He [Ryan] just sidestepped me. What’s that about?

Castle

It’s almost as though the thought of marriage fills him with an impending sense of doom. [Laughs] No, no, wait, that’s me.

Esposito

What are you doing?

Castle

What’s it look like? Do you think I was going to pass up a road trip to the Boardwalk Empire, the East Coast epicenter of dancing, gambling, showgirls and sin?

Ryan

You do realize we’re going there to investigate a murder, don’t you?

Castle

[putting his arms around their shoulders] Gentlemen, if I’ve learned one thing, it’s to not let a little thing like murder get in the way of having a good time. And also, shotgun.

Kate

Hey.

Castle

Hey.

Kate

What are you doing?

Castle

Just waiting for my partner. Maybe you've seen her. Pretty girl, thinks she can leap tall buildings in a single bound, carries the weight of the world on her shoulders, yet, still manages to laugh at some of my jokes.

Kate

She sounds like a handful.

Castle

Tell me about it. Anyway, if you do see her, tell her she owes me about a hundred coffees.

Kate

Castle? Thank you.

Castle

For what?

Kate

For not pushing, and giving me the space to get through this.

Castle

Always.

Lanie

I told you, it's none of your business.

Castle

Of course it's none of my business, that's why I want to know.

Kate

Know what?

Castle

What she and Esposito were fighting about.

Kate

That's none of your business.

Castle

That's the point.

Castle

Do you know what Lanie and Esposito were fighting about?

Kate

Everything. They both want to be together but neither of them wants to admit to it.

Castle

Ugh, why do people do that to themselves?

Kate

Maybe they just don't see it.

Castle

How could they not? It's so obvious.