“Unfinished Business” quotes from Criminal Minds

Rust Cohle

In eternity, where there is no time, nothing can grow. Nothing can become. Nothing changes. So Death created time to grow the things that it would kill. And you are reborn, but into the same life that you've always been born into. I mean, how many times have we had this conversation, detectives? Well, who knows? When you can't remember your lives, you can't change your lives, and that is the terrible and the secret fate of all life. You're trapped like a nightmare you keep waking up into.

See, infidelity is one kind of sin, but my true failure was inattention.

Rust Cohle

Someone once told me time is a flat circle. Everything we've ever done or will do, we're gonna do over and over and over again. And that little boy and that little girl, they're gonna be in that room again.. and again.. and again, forever.

Rust Cohle

If you wanna arrest me, go ahead. You wanna follow me? Come on. You wanna see something? Get a warrant. Thanks for the beer. Beyond that, you wasted my fucking day, company men.

[on the phone to Marty] I really wanted to see you. I've been thinking about something all week. I think...I want you to fuck me in my ass. [pause] I've never done that before, but I think I want you to do it to me.

Rust Cohle

The newspapers are gonna be tough on you. And prison is very, very hard on people who hurt kids. If you get the opportunity, you should kill yourself.

There's no such thing as forgiveness. People just have short memories.

Rust Cohle

[to Marty] Without me, there is no you.

Rust Cohle

I quit.

You serious?

Rust Cohle

I'll send you a letter. Yeah. Fuck this. Fuck this world. Nice hook, Marty.

A man's game charges a man's price. Take that away from this, if nothing else.

Rust Cohle

Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you get good at.

You know, you know what, I don't think I've been very clear with you Rust. If you were drowning, I'd throw you a fuckin' barbell. Why would I ever help you?

Rust Cohle

Because you owe a debt.

Hey. You better get those jumper cables ready, the motherfucker is lying.

Rust Cohle

[to Maggie] Get on out of here, you're classin' the place up.

You know there's a little church around here? Pretty old? Black minister?

Errol Childress

You must mean Son of Life, sir. That place shut down. '05, I think, just after all them hurricanes.

Mmm. You live around here?

Errol Childress

No, sir. I live in St. Martin. Got a parish contract. Take care of some cemeteries, public schools.

All right. Thanks. Hey, you know how to get to 49 from here?

Errol Childress

Sure. About a half-mile, you'll see a left. PR 1435. Take that. About 7 miles of fields, you'll hit 49 before Crowley.

Know your way around, huh?

Errol Childress

Oh, yeah, boss. I know the whole coast. My family-

[cutting him off] Thanks.

Errol Childress

My family's been here a long, long time.