Dexter

Doakes: Now I think you got a conscience. Dexter: Of course I have a conscience. I left you a place to shit, didn't I?

Dexter: (voice over) I remember when life was easy, when the only question I worried about was, "Who's next?" Now it's, "How can I dodge my protective detail?" and "What should I do with my hostage?" These are not easy questions.

Dexter: (voice over) Taking a life is one thing, but the care and feeding of it is another. I can't keep my problem locked away in a cabin forever. Harry always said there were plenty of people who deserved to die, but no matter how hard I close my eyes and wish, Doakes isn't one of them. Harry, he never prepared me for this one, what do I do? What would you do?

Dexter: Why couldn't you just leave me to do my work in peace? Why'd you have to go and ruin everything? Doakes: You're a killer. I catch killers. Dexter: So do I. I caught you. Doakes: I'm not a killer. Dexter: You are. That's why you've always known what I am. That's why you have more "officer-related" shootings than anybody else. Only I don't fuck with you when you shoot somebody, why couldn't you pay me the same professional courtesy? Doakes: There's nothing professional about what you do. I kill when I have to, on the job. Dexter: So, it's okay to take a life as long as you get a paycheck for it?

Dexter: I should warn you Sergeant, you can't play on my feelings. I don't have any. Doakes: Oh really? Who's lying now?

Doakes: You know how I've been looking into your past, right? Dexter: That's why you're in a cage.

Deb: (about Doakes) Hard to believe he's our guy. Amazing how easy it is to hide who you are from people, huh? Dexter: Not that easy.

Angel: Help me out here. What does a seven year old girl like? Dexter: Astor likes CNN.

Dexter: Deb, Doakes is a lot of things, but he's not an idiot. He won't come out of the shadows because of a grudge. Deb: Right. Because serial killers are so practical. Dexter: Actually they are.

Deb: (to Lundy, about LaGuerta) You're gonna ream her, aren't you? Can I be there when you do it? It's kind of a hobby of mine.

Lundy: I thought we were out as a couple. Deb: Out and flaunting it are two different things. Lundy: Don't ask, don't tell? Deb: Works for the military. Lundy: Not really.

Dexter: I've got news for you, Sergeant. My code requires a higher standard of proof than your city's laws. At zero cost to the taxpayer, you ask me, I'm a bargain.

Lundy: I thought that the novelty of my AARP discount would wear off and you'd get tired of me... Deb: Oh my god.. That's the sweetest thing you've ever said!