Alicia Florrick quotes from The Good Wife

[about the firm's offices] A lot of glass here.

Alicia

Yes, every time we sell a piece of our souls, we buy glass.

Alicia

Does anyone ever surprise you?

Kalinda

No.

Alicia

Even me?

Kalinda

Especially you.

Daniel Golden

If you don't mind me saying, there is some... ambivalence inherent in your position, Alicia. And ambivalence could hurt Peter's chances.

Alicia

I'm not going to lie on the stand, Daniel.

Daniel Golden

That's not what I'm saying. The truth is the truth but it can often sound... truer.

Alicia

I had a brief consultation with a divorce attorney. A few days after the allegations against my husband surfaced, in order to weigh my options.

Are you saying you ruled out the possibility of divorce?

Alicia

I-- I have no plans to divorce.

But you haven't ruled it out?

Alicia

I haven't ruled out running for president. Probably won't happen, but I haven't ruled it out.

Alicia

What's your goal here, Mr. Landry?

Mrs. Florrick...

Alicia

To do your boss's bidding? To embarrass me? Embarrass my husband? To goad me into some emotional public renunciation of him? The relevant question here is whether Peter has a suitable place to go home to. And I am stating, under oath, that he does. Any further questions?

Alicia

I don't know what's right or wrong anymore. I don't know what's a lie or what's the truth. I just... I can't take this.

Peter

Hold on. [he reaches for her]

Alicia

No. I want it to stop. This is your family. [she breaks into tears] I don't care about libel laws. You make it stop. Make her stop.

Jackie

[talking about Grace's new friend] Her father's in prison, you know.

Alicia

Jackie, your son's in prison.

Jackie

Well, yes, but he's not in statesville.

Alicia

So you're using me for leverage.

Yes. Does that make you uncomfortable?

Alicia

It makes me mistrustful.

So use me back.

Alicia

I'm working on a divorce case, Peter, and I just see... I see how easily people fall back into old habits.

Peter

But that won't happen to us.

Alicia

Why won't we?

Peter

Because we see the problem. And we'll know how to avoid it.

Alicia

I'm tired of being the one who has to hand-hold the clients. You know, they send me off to get a client to agree to do something I- I'm not even involved with, because they send me off to hand-hold the client.

Kalinda

You're babbling.

Alicia

I know. Thank you.

Kalinda

Look, it's not a conspiracy. You're good at it.

Alicia

That's what my brother used to say to get me to do chores:"Alicia's good at it". I've worked two months on this Duke case, and now that they're settling, I'm off on some divorce case, and Cary gets all the glory.

Kalinda

Yeah. Life stinks.

Alicia

You can't be talking with the mother right now.

Why not?

Alicia

Your patient overdosed from pills you prescribed. And there is some question about the dosage. Even a simple expression of sympathy could be construed as an admission of guilt.

Then it's an admission. That's my patient. I'm their family doctor.

Alicia

And I'm your lawyer. If I was sick right now, I would do exactly as you told me to do. But you're in trouble. And I need you to do exactly as I tell you.

Alicia

I wanted his problems out of the office. What does that say about me?

Kalinda

It says you're becoming a lawyer.

You think I killed my wife?

Alicia

Of course.

Will

Look, you pay us to represent your interests...

Even though her body was never found?

Alicia

I'm sure you found ways to dispose of it.

Chopped her up and buried her in a landfill somewhere?

Alicia

Or in Lake Michigan.

And my alibi?

Alicia

That you were driving from St. Louis to Chicago at the time?

So you have no problem representing a murderer?

Alicia

Oh, I have a great problem with it.

But you'll do it anyway?

Alicia

Unless you'd like to exclude me.

Oh, not for the world.

Will

So, are they going to go with electronic monitoring?

Alicia

For Peter? Yes, if he wins the appeal.

Will

Kids are excited?

Alicia

Yeah... but nervous.

Will

And you?

Alicia

Same.

Will

It's going to be weird, huh?

Alicia

What do you mean?

Will

I don't know what I mean. [awkward silence] We said we'd have dinner, didn't we?

Alicia

Yes. We should.

Peter

[after Alicia told him he'll be staying in the spare bedroom] Do you ever want to be together again?

Alicia

Peter... I've been hurt, deeply. I imagine I will heal someday, but for now... we need a plan, okay?

Peter

Okay.