Dad doesn't need my approval or yours.

Jamie: It's not like you don't have any experience with crazy people
Erin: You grew up in a house full of them.

Frank: You know everything that I know.
Jamie: That's never the case.

Jamie: He rigged the car. Why would he do that?
Frank: Because he got grounded when he was seven.

I like hearing you talking to your mother. She's probably the only woman you don't lie to.

There's parts of you that I have no idea what goes on.

Jamie: I thought I was just another cop.
Frank: You are. You're also a lawyer and you'll understand the why of this more than most.

Eddie: An eye for an eye.
Jamie: Leaves the whole world blind.
Eddie: Last time I checked Gandhi wasn't a cop.

Look on the bright side, maybe he'll trip and break his neck.

I'm not saying working midnights is fun but I don't think you can call yourself a New York City cop until you've survived a few.

Sometimes it helps. Sometimes it just puts a target on your back.

Jamie: Saw my first dead body last night. Of course Danny had to be the one to show it to me.
Erin: If you were twelve he would have made you kiss it.