Quotable Quotes
After writing almost sixty stories for Criminal Minds, some of the lines that stories were written around get lost in the mix, and there are others that my readers connect with for one reason or another. This is a list of both: quotes from various stories I've written, Criminal Minds or any other universe, funny, profound, or moving.
Feel free to comment and add those that speak to you. If you like, you can give reason(s) why. Just remember to add the story title, too.
Here's some of my own favorites:
"I didn't want him to know the truth!" - The World Alone
Hotch met his gaze squarely, compassion in eyes. "He has his own demons. You know that, you've been helping him with them. Let him help you fight yours." - Flawed Logic
"Spencer." Hotch's tone was warning.
"Okay, okay, I'll call." Spencer huffed indignantly. Sometimes this parent thing can go too far, he thought to himself, chagrined. - Intentional Innocence
"At least it doesn't sound like an emergency," Hotch muttered as he got to his feet.
"I'm not sure what an emergency would be, now, since he's got Reid's room key," Gideon answered wryly. - Logical Discourse
"Thanks, man," Morgan said. It was againt protocol, but this was beyond protocol. This was Reid. - A World Off Balance
That was why. Not a screaming nightmare. Not one of the warped-reality flashbacks that had driven them together in the beginning, or one of the near-panic attacks that had triggered the use of nightlights, but a quiet reliving of Spencer's suffering at Hankel's hands. - Breaking the World
Where Morgan didn't show up for the return flight looking parboiled, fingers wrinkled and soft from trying to wash off the UnSub's thoughts, the shadows of his empathy clinging like a stain waiting to drag him under. - Cold Logic
Glass shards glittered like stars against dark clothing and the spreading pool of blood on the floor. - And the World Cried Out
Emily couldn't answer, just opened and closed her mouth several times. "You make my brain hurt," she finally said. - God's Will in Earnest
"It's like...he was hollow before, all of his courage just bravado. He's, I don't know, solid now, more real, more just plain human." - Earnestly Seeking Wisdom
A gasp escaped him at the touch of lips, soft against his own; he ignored the pain in his lower lip, opening his mouth and swallowing convulsively as water trickled down his throat. - A Bandaid for the Soul
"I've got something broken inside me, too, Gideon, and I know, I know, the only thing that could break me worse than I already am is to find the foundation I've been looking for and have someone destroy it before I believe it's really there." - To Salve the Psyche
Hotch could only sigh, gently drying Reid's hands and tossing the towels in the waste can. "All clean." It didn't matter, and they both knew it. Reid was going to be seeing his hands covered in Gideon's blood for a very long time. - Bloodstained Confessions
And just because:
Aaaaagh! It's your new favorite chapter! - Various comments by Frogg
Beware the cute! - Also various comments by Frogg
Man, I can so see a cartoon icon of that last one, with a sign reading Beware the cute! stuck in some grass or something.
What are some of yours?
Feel free to comment and add those that speak to you. If you like, you can give reason(s) why. Just remember to add the story title, too.
Here's some of my own favorites:
"I didn't want him to know the truth!" - The World Alone
Hotch met his gaze squarely, compassion in eyes. "He has his own demons. You know that, you've been helping him with them. Let him help you fight yours." - Flawed Logic
"Spencer." Hotch's tone was warning.
"Okay, okay, I'll call." Spencer huffed indignantly. Sometimes this parent thing can go too far, he thought to himself, chagrined. - Intentional Innocence
"At least it doesn't sound like an emergency," Hotch muttered as he got to his feet.
"I'm not sure what an emergency would be, now, since he's got Reid's room key," Gideon answered wryly. - Logical Discourse
"Thanks, man," Morgan said. It was againt protocol, but this was beyond protocol. This was Reid. - A World Off Balance
That was why. Not a screaming nightmare. Not one of the warped-reality flashbacks that had driven them together in the beginning, or one of the near-panic attacks that had triggered the use of nightlights, but a quiet reliving of Spencer's suffering at Hankel's hands. - Breaking the World
Where Morgan didn't show up for the return flight looking parboiled, fingers wrinkled and soft from trying to wash off the UnSub's thoughts, the shadows of his empathy clinging like a stain waiting to drag him under. - Cold Logic
Glass shards glittered like stars against dark clothing and the spreading pool of blood on the floor. - And the World Cried Out
Emily couldn't answer, just opened and closed her mouth several times. "You make my brain hurt," she finally said. - God's Will in Earnest
"It's like...he was hollow before, all of his courage just bravado. He's, I don't know, solid now, more real, more just plain human." - Earnestly Seeking Wisdom
A gasp escaped him at the touch of lips, soft against his own; he ignored the pain in his lower lip, opening his mouth and swallowing convulsively as water trickled down his throat. - A Bandaid for the Soul
"I've got something broken inside me, too, Gideon, and I know, I know, the only thing that could break me worse than I already am is to find the foundation I've been looking for and have someone destroy it before I believe it's really there." - To Salve the Psyche
Hotch could only sigh, gently drying Reid's hands and tossing the towels in the waste can. "All clean." It didn't matter, and they both knew it. Reid was going to be seeing his hands covered in Gideon's blood for a very long time. - Bloodstained Confessions
And just because:
Aaaaagh! It's your new favorite chapter! - Various comments by Frogg
Beware the cute! - Also various comments by Frogg
Man, I can so see a cartoon icon of that last one, with a sign reading Beware the cute! stuck in some grass or something.
What are some of yours?