Ruth: Mrs Florrick, you're not paying for this, the campaign is.
Alicia: Yes, and they're not paying for me. I'm volunteering.

It's one drink. Why is that a problem? Who am I being faithful to?

Alicia

No, you know what? I'm not just dropping this. You wanna know my plan? My plan is I love you, okay? I've probably loved you ever since Georgetown. So phone me. I'll meet you anywhere, and we will make a plan. If none of this makes sense to you, just ignore it. No embarrassment, nothing. We'll just go back to how things stood.

Will

Poetry is easy; it's the parent-teacher conferences that are hard.

Alicia

It's like when a storm is over. Is it happiness? Or is it just a relief?

Alicia

Diane: We're like ghouls.
Will: As long as we've solvent ghouls.

Dana: I am not a lesbian.
Cary: I know a lot of people who weren't anything until they met Kalinda.

Alicia: Are you gay?
Kalinda: I'm private.

Diane Lockhart: When I was starting out I got one great piece of advice: Men can be lazy, women can't. And I think that goes double for you. Not only are you coming back to the workplace fairly late but you have some very prominent baggage.

I understand that, Your Honor, but we both know if you don't use the proper form of 'sustained' or 'overruled', the matter can't later be appealed. And I was surprised in reviewing your past court cases, how often you encouraged lawyers to move on without actually ruling, therefore avoided having your non rulings overturned on appeal. (he pauses) In my opinion.

Will

Will: What happened?
Alicia: Cute, perky, 26 just happened.

Will: I've got your back, Kalinda. Just make sure you got mine.
Kalinda: I always have... and I always will.

Good Wife Quotes

Cary: How are things in the bar attorney trenches?
Alicia: Same as there only without the fees, resources or muffins.

There is a mutiny brewing below deck and we are going to start losing good, young associates because of him.

Cary