Bones (TV Series)
The Man in the Wall (2005)
Emily Deschanel: Temperance Brennan
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Quotes
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Dr. Temperance Brennan : [after describing rap music as tribal] African-Americans aren't the only ones with tribal heritage.
Female Dancer #1 : You sayin' we're natives of some tribe?
Dr. Temperance Brennan : Anthropologically speaking we're all members of tribes.
Female Dancer #2 : You better shut your mouth.
Dr. Temperance Brennan : Hip-hop mirrors the direct visceral connection you see in tribal communication.
Male Dancer : What?
Dr. Temperance Brennan : After the Cartesians split in the 17th century we separated out mind from our bodies, the numinous from the animalistic.
Female Dancer #1 : Are you callin' me an animal, fool?
Female Dancer #3 : No, fool. She's using Descartes's philosophy to say she's down with the music.
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Dr. Jack Hodgins : How many times do you want me to poke Zack?
Dr. Temperance Brennan : Just once, but as hard as you can.
Zack Addy : As hard as he *can*? Why don't I hit him as hard as *I* can?
Dr. Jack Hodgins : Because you have arms like noodles, while I'm vigorous and burly.
[pokes Zack with the cane]
Zack Addy : That all you got, burly boy?
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Dr. Temperance Brennan : How does my costume look?
Angela Montenegro : Sweetie, that's not a costume, that's an outfit, and you look hot!
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Angela Montenegro : TGIF. Ever hear of that?
Dr. Temperance Brennan : Some kind of acronym?
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Dr. Temperance Brennan : You never dance?
Zack Addy : I'm told I look like a marionette in a windstorm.
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Dr. Temperance Brennan : Arrest him and confiscate the cane as evidence. I need the cane.
Special Agent Seeley Booth : Arrest him for what? He's the guy who pointed a gun at a federal agent.
Dr. Temperance Brennan : Uttering threats or smelling bad or anything.
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Dr. Temperance Brennan : I *like* going on vacations by myself.
Special Agent Seeley Booth : [Skeptical] Really.
Dr. Temperance Brennan : Sure. Nothing wrong with being alone.
Special Agent Seeley Booth : [Small smile] No, I mean, you like to go on vacation.
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Special Agent Seeley Booth : [sounding disgusted] Oh God! What are you doing?
Dr. Temperance Brennan : [sliding her own hand into the skin of a victim's hand] The Aztecs would flay people and then wear their skin as a body suit.
Special Agent Seeley Booth : [sounding as though trying not to be sick] I guess you won't be needing mittens for Christmas, huh?
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Special Agent Seeley Booth : When was the last time you got away?
Dr. Temperance Brennan : Got away from what?
Special Agent Seeley Booth : [sighs] Well Bones, you know... because what usually happens to me... I think about not coming back
Dr. Temperance Brennan : Seriously?
Special Agent Seeley Booth : [stands to leave] yeah, you know... You go with someone, you joke about not going back to your real life, the two of you laugh.
[walking to leave]
Special Agent Seeley Booth : But when you're alone... the world is full of possibilities...
Dr. Temperance Brennan : See you next week