The Mentalist quotes

Patrick Jane: The truth hurts, I know. It's biologically based actually. Our brains process sound faster than they do light, but light moves faster than sound. So the brain is constantly shifting reality so the world syncs up.
Doc Dugan: What does that have to do with anything?
Patrick Jane: This: only when someone is standing 30 yards away do we see and hear the world exactly as it is. That's when your brain, sound and light are all in perfect harmony.
Doc Dugan: So?
Patrick Jane: The rest of the time we are living in a world of lies. Lies are what make the world make sense. Ergo, the truth hurts.

Patrick Jane

Jupiter: It's the biggest day of their lives, don't you get that?
Teresa Lisbon: Barney Sloop had his head bashed in, Mr. Gallegos. Big day for him too.

Teresa Lisbon

Steve Preciado: This is our arrest. Always has been. We got no time to wait for your mommy!
Kimball Cho: Hey, there's always time. All right? Let's do this right. Go in too quickly and someone could get hurt.
Steve Preciado: This is real police work, sonny! People get hurt.

Kimball Cho