Robert Goren quotes from Law & Order: Criminal Intent

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Well, she didn't believe in heaven and hell, so how would she know the devil was massaging her neck?

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Look at that. It's a heart, from a--

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--Mr. Hoss. It hardly looks used.

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Dinnertime. I wonder what alibi they're serving.

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My mother always said, "Be happy you're not a genius - it makes for a lonely life."

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The fancier the building, the bigger the vermin in the walls.

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See, that's what happens when you keep people from doing what they do best. It makes them insane.

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Is that when the light bulb went on? Saw what your life really was? Life of a loser. You know, pretending to be little vampires, hanging out in your vampire crypt, discussing your vampire books, having sad vampire sex in a plywood vampire box.

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Half an hour. The chef that I talked to said that's what he'd need to dress a human, and then another hour to grind the meat and bones.

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Beauty. It's a beast.

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Here you are, with a child killer as a boyfriend, because this is the kind of people you attract. Because you will never have a normal life. A normal life is not for you, Nicole.

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[about Victoria Carson's "wrongful life" lawsuit] Maybe Lisa didn't think there was anything wrong with her life.

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This search for the truth, it's... it's not for the faint-hearted.

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[about Lester Summerhill's photo gallery] Half-naked women and animal carnage. It suggests violence against women without actually showing it.

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[to Joey] You want a regular life? The life that Phil took away from you? It's gonna take a lot of steps to get there. This is the hardest step.

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Like my mother would say, if she stays in it, she's getting something out of it.