Richard Castle quotes from Castle

Castle

I was raised by a single mother. Hard Kill was how I got my bro time.

Ryan

That explains so much.

Castle

So Lance reaches out to another ex-agent, and he's killed with a garrote? Mark my words, this case is gonna lead us into a labyrinthian world of deceit, villainy and international espionage. This is better than one of his movies.

Beckett

After what I saw, it'd have to be.

Castle

Would it be weird if I asked her to sign this? [Unwraps a poster of her]

Ryan

When? On her way to jail?

Castle

It would mean so much to me.

Castle

He's a nordic bodybuilder, card-carrying member of Mensa.

Beckett

I don't know, Castle. Maybe I just like the old-school guys, you know? Like Eastwood, Bronson, McQueen...

Beckett

Castle, you really think I could stand between you and your boyhood dream?

Castle

You are my boyhood dream.

Beckett

Awwww!

Castle

Well, you and drinking with the Indestructibles.

Beckett

You don't always have to keep talking.

Castle

Right.

Beckett

It's just that rhyming isn't exactly my thing.

Castle

This coming from the woman who skipped prom to crash a poetry slam.

Beckett

Spoken word, Castle. That's a totally different jam. I mean, I could write a haiku for you instead.

Castle

No, that's against the rules.

Beckett

Since when do you follow rules?

Castle

Since I'm the one who made them.

Dino Scarpella

She [his daughter] and Eric, they were very close, very close - since they were kids.

Castle

So you're admitting he was your doctor...?

Dino Scarpella

I don't like that word "admit"

Castle

[looking sheepishly] Acknowledging?

Dino Scarpella

I need to find out who did this to him

Castle

Don't take this the wrong way, Dino, but I think you already do know...

Dino Scarpella

It was not Christopher!

Castle

All the evidence says that it was.

Dino Scarpella

He was framed, he's innocent, when it comes to this anyway. I know, because I was with him.

Castle

Dino, if that's true, all you need is to call Beckett. You can alibi him.

Dino Scarpella

Hmm, no, that's no good. See, at the time, me and Christopher, we were, uhm, engaged in a sensitive business transaction....

Castle

...And by "sensitive" you mean "illegal"...

Dino Scarpella

I don't like that word either...

Castle

...I do have something special lined up. A surprise, actually, for you.

Beckett

Really? What kind of a surprise?

Castle

Well, now if I told you that, it would be a surprise. But trust me, you're gonna love it.

Beckett

Okay, now, why does that scare me?

Martha

Because you're smart.

Did I tell you that I got pepper sprayed today?

Alexis

You say that like it's a good thing.

Castle

What happened to that rebellious girl with the motorcycle and the leather jacket? Would she say can't?

Beckett

She enforces the law now, and drinks expensive wine.

Beckett

Ready to get out of here? Call it a night?

Castle

Whoa, what's the rush, doll? Why don't you stick around a while, give those stems of yours a rest?

Beckett

Could of. I'm all alone, and this is my first time in the big, scary city.

Castle

Spare me the tell-tale, precious. A dame like you, you got an angle.

Beckett

You're pretty quick for a gumshoe.

Castle

Come on, spill the story. Time is money, and I got none of either.

Beckett

All right, I'll give it to you straight. I'm just a girl, looking for a private dick.

Castle

Whoah! Then your search is over, sweetheart.

Beckett

So, how does it feel to have your first satisfied customer?

Castle

I want to satisfy another one.

Beckett

Oh, I think that can be arranged.

Castle

As the sun set on the mean streets of the naked city, I could feel my luck was about to change. The killer was caught, my case was closed, and hanging on my arm was the dame of my dreams.

Beckett

[sighs] Are you going to be doing that all night?

Castle

Not if it hurts my chances.

Beckett

Castle, stop chasing the mice in your head.

Castle

What if they're leading me to the truth?

Alexis

Bye Kate. [kisses Beckett on the cheek]

Beckett

Oh! Bye bye.

A goodbye kiss? When did that start?

Beckett

Just now. Yeah, no, I'm as surprised as you are.

I don't know that I'm surprised. I mean, you are pretty lovable.

Beckett

Well, you raised a great person, so...

Mmm. You say that now, you weren't here for the beginning.

Beckett

Next time I will be.