Marshall Mann quotes from In Plain Sight

Marshall

Despite my athletic prowess and my eagerness to please you, I cannot outrun a horse.

Marshall

We build our house on these manifold truths: rough hewn and perfect, like the ashlars of Solomon's temple. He is to be condemned, but also deeply pitied. Wrong and injustice once done cannot be undone, but are eternal in their consequences. Without verity, there is no justice.

Marshall

Everyone has failures in life. Ultimately all of us fail. The aqueducts of Rome will fail! Who we are, the standards by which we are measured lies in our response to those failures. My dad used to tell me you don't fail until you quit.

Marshall

This is like a trailer for a movie called "Geriatric Marshal."

Marshall

[to the gang member from earlier in the episode] You're like a crossword puzzle with B.O.

Marshall

[to Mary] Were you drunk when they covered witness protection at the academy?

Marshall

[Mary and Marshall were interviewing a suspect who made a remark about keeping a DVR he stole. Mary turns around and tries to draw her gun] No, you can't shoot him.

Marshall

Everything matters. Everything you think, feel, but most of all every thing you do it all counts.

Marshall

As I was saying, imagery and metaphor have been used to sell products forever.

Mary

Please, Jesus, take me now.

Marshall

Take the Ford Mustang, for instance. It's named for a powerful and agile animal, qualities we also seek in an automobile. It's called transference.

Mary

Okay, what about my Probe? Exactly what image is that supposed to transfer? Because all I'm getting is a paper dress, metal stirrups, and legs akimbo. Exactly what was the thought process behind that marketing coup? Say, Bob, what's a metaphor for an invasive, somewhat humiliating procedure, because we really need something to compete with the Chevy Speculum.

Marshall

Are you going to be like this all day?

Mary

Like what?

Marshall

[Makes cat fighting noise]

Mary

Guess it depends on how long it's going to be my birthday.

Marshall

All day.

Mary

There you go.

Mary

Before you hear it from someone else, I smacked an indian's johnson with a bar of soap today.

Marshall

Haven't we done enough to those people?

Mary

I just want to wash the stench of this day off and go to bed.

Marshall

I know, but there are about sixty people in there hiding behind furniture, just waiting for you to open the door so they can jump up and say surprise.

Mary

Yuck.

Marshall

Come on, it's your birthday. This isn't about you. Now get ready to act surprised.

Mary

All right, all right.

Marshall

That's my girl.

Mary

Stan, I suck with kids.

Marshall

So? You suck with grownups, too.

Mary

Ow! I can't believe you'd hit a girl!

Marshall

You're no girl.

Mary

Yeah.

Marshall

We're locked down. Outer perimeter's secure. I’ll be in the other bedroom if you need me.

Mary

Thanks.

Marshall

Good night.

(snickers)

Marshall

Nice jammies.

Uh-huh. That guy's supposed to protect me?

Mary

Yeah, but don't let the PJs fool you. That's one bad-ass law man.

Mary

I might have a problem.

Marshall

You think this is new information?

Mary

I don't think I can turn him over.

Marshall

Okay, but you're going to have to feed him and take him for walks.

Mary

I'm serious, Marshall. They'll kill him.

Marshall

I know. Just tell me what you need.

Mary

Okay. Thanks.

Marshall

[Flippantly] Uh-huh.