Grace van Pelt quotes from The Mentalist

Farragut was a dreamer. Dreamers are useful in their way, but we don't live in dreams, do we? We live in the here and the now.

Van Pelt

Did you kill him?

You've killed, haven't you; someone who mattered to you, who hurt you. Did you enjoy it?

Van Pelt

No.

Really? I'm told it gives the feeling of great perspective, like waking from a dream.

Van Pelt

It changes you.

Did you friends notice?

Van Pelt

A little, but I think it freaks them out.

Of course. They don't have the imagination or the vocabulary to converse with you about it. You know, you're like a little bird that fell out of the nest, but you don't need the nest. You need to fly, and that I can teach you.

[after having watched the confession of a murderer] Thank you for letting me watch this.

Van Pelt

No problem. Visualizing my anger works really well. I'm just returning the favor.

There's so much more that I could teach you.

Van Pelt

Really?

To be free of doubt, anger, fear. Let me show you the world as you've never seen it. Let me show you you as you've never seen yourself.

Van Pelt

Great sales pitch, but I'm sort of over bad boys these days. [kisses his cheek] Thanks anyway. [walks away]

Van Pelt

You ready to be a daddy? That's gonna be you soon.

Rigsby

Oh no, I can cry much louder than that.

Van Pelt

We've watched sixty hours of this footage. I think it's a dead end.

Jane

Patience, grasshopper.

Van Pelt

I am being patient.

Jane

There! Back that up. Can you grow that? Can you biggify it?

Van Pelt

[smiles] I can do a digital zoom.

Van Pelt

Hey, how did you know Billy was having an affair with the teacher?

Jane

They both had leaves on them from their make-out spot in the woods.

Van Pelt

And?

Jane

Plus, I could tell she liked him. She was meaner to him than the other kids. You know, like Lisbon is to me.

Lisbon

Shut up!

Jane

See?

Grace

Sorry. It was a welcome back gift.

Lisbon

Very thoughtful, Wayne.

Rigsby

How did you know it's from me?

Lisbon

I'm a homicide detective.

Jane

I have a very exciting assignment for you, Grace.

Van Pelt

You do? Cool, what is it?

Jane

These are for you. Try them on.

Lisbon

Nothing for me?

Jane

Trust me, you wouldn't like them.

Rigsby

The Tupperware's a clue. Why hide something in Tupperware?

Lisbon

I don't know. Keep it fresh?

Van Pelt

Nothing stays fresh for nine years.

Lisbon

Well, maybe LaRoche needed a box, and the Tupperware was handy.

Rigsby

No. Tupperware's never handy. It's always in the wrong drawer.

Van Pelt

And when you do find it, the lid's always missing.

Rigsby

Right? I hate that.

Grace Van Pelt

Hey, are you gonna be home for dinner?

Wayne Rigsby

Uh, yeah, sure.

Van Pelt

Wait. Are you at that dirty taco truck?

Van Pelt

[sighs] I can literally hear you trying to think up an excuse.

Rigsby

No, that's the sound of me eating a taco. Salad tonight, I promise. I love you, bye.