JJ Jareau quotes from Criminal Minds

JJ

Legendary basketball coach John Wooden said, "It's not so important who starts the game, but who finishes it."

JJ

"The ultimate choice for a man, in as much as he is given to transcend himself, is to create or destroy, to love or to hate." Erich Fromm

JJ

Wordsworth wrote, "A simple child, that lightly draws its breath, and feels its life in every limb, what should it know of death?"

JJ

"There are no secrets better kept than the secrets that everybody guesses." George Bernard Shaw

JJ

"If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find." John Churton Collins

JJ

Susan B. Anthony said, "A woman must not depend on the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself."

J.J.

He's so gorgeous.

Haley

Thank you.

Reid

If you find baldness and wrinkles attractive.

Garcia

Look at his little witty bitty nose. [to Morgan] Don't you want one of these?

Morgan

I'll stick to practicing.

Reid

Melted wax?

JJ

Candle wax?

Reid

Candles are used in rituals.

Gideon

They're also used on birthday cakes.

Reid

Actually, they were originally used to protect the birthday celebrant from demons for the coming year. As a matter of fact, down to the fourth century, Christianity rejected the birthday celebration as a pagan ritual.

What kind of a doctor are you?

JJ

All right, so is it possible that there are fewer serial killers in Mexican culture?

Gideon

It is possible. But, in my experience, evil is not a cultural phenomenon. It's a human one.

Garcia

Do you do know what this means?

JJ

What?

Garcia

We'll be able to find out whether Princess Diana's death was really an accident!

JJ

I think that's exactly the kind of thing that got you on that list.

JJ

[about the incredible Sir Kneighf] Oh god, please tell me you don't have a crush on a fictional character.

Garcia

He's not fictional. He's the online alter-ego of a real person.

JJ

Mm-hmm, but you don't know anything about him, or even if he is... a him.

Garcia

Okay, you know what? Look, we meet online at specified times that he is never late to. We spend hours adventuring and chatting during which time I have his undivided attention and he lavishes me with flattery.

JJ

Wow.

Garcia

When was the last time you had a date go that well?

JJ

See if he's got a fictional brother.

Greenaway

[reading the headline] Stripping Bandit. That's terrible. That makes it sound like the bandit's doing the stripping.

Reid

What would you call him?

JJ

Pervert.

Greenaway

Scumbag.

Morgan

I'd call him an ass.

Hotchner

Hey, focus, please.

JJ

[while discussing evidence against Morgan] This is all just coincidence.

A hell of a lot of coincidences.

Reid

Actually, I, ah, really have to, um, you know, go.

JJ

You do?

Reid

For like 30 minutes.

JJ

Why didn't you say something in the car?

Reid

[to Tobias] Do you mind?

Tobias

My father doesn't like it.

Reid

Your father? You're like... 30.

Tobias

At what age should one start disrespecting the wishes of their parents?

JJ

Any more sign of Reid?

Garcia

He just posted the last murder online. It had over 17,000 hits in the first 20 minutes.

JJ

I wanna see it.

Garcia

No, you don't.

JJ

Don't tell me what I want and don't want. [Garcia looks at her in surprise] If I can't watch this, I have no business being in the field.

Garcia

JJ, it's not a competition.

JJ

I, I need to see it.

Garcia

If you stop being affected by things you [pauses for a moment] lose parts of yourself, you know?