Popular Walter Bishop Quotes
Walter: My dear, there is much that is unexplained. Until it is.
Peter: In short, he has no idea.
Walter: After that, it's a simply a matter of synthesizing the impulses. Think of it as creating artificial vocal cords.
Peter: Simple. Like making an omelet.
Walter: Actually, son, a good omelet is far more complex, eh?
Walter: "Cannot Build Phallic Puzzles In The Lab"...
Peter: What is he doing?
Astrid: Mnemonics. You know, like a rhyme or phrase to help memory. Like, uh, HOMES stands for the Great Lakes. That's Huron...
Peter: I'm familiar with that. Why is he doing it?
Agent: We've got a hit.
Charlie: Subject's name is Nick Lane. Uh, former address is St. Jude's Mental Hospital.
Walter: Well, I'm not going there.
I thought you might have teleported to New York in your sleep and killed her. Wouldn't that have been wondrous?
Walter: Astral...
Astrid: (correcting him) Astrid.
Walter: ...projection. Spirit walk!
Peter: She had a bad dream.
Olivia: No, I could smell the platform. I saw her baby staring at me. I saw her face before I saw the news. How is that possible?
Walter: Opium?
Walter: What is mankind's oldest dream?
Astrid: World peace?
Walter: Oh, hardly. It's a social construct imposed by an awareness of our own mortality.
Astrid: Should have gone with "great taste, less filling."
Walter: That's a curious word. So it's got nothing to do with going underwater?
Astrid: No. "unsub" stands for unidentified subject.
Walter: Actually, it should more logically mean going above water.
Peter: And still no.
Walter: I certainly hope we find him. (whispering to Peter) Who we looking for?
Where's the fire? I always loved that expression, which is curious, since my lab assistant was killed in a fire.
I've always wanted a two-headed goat. Where can I get a subscription?
Walter: It's a shame I don't have a lab. I'd like to examine him.
Peter: You do have a lab, Walter. Your lab at Harvard.
Walter: Yes. I do, don't I?