Vega, you fall right now you're going to hit the floor.

Kimball Cho

Vega: Curiously killed the cat.
Jane: It also cured Polio.

Every good plan needs a little bit of luck.

Jane

Lisbon: I told you.
Jane: Told me what?
Lisbon: You can't quit, you're having too much fun.

Let me tell you something about plans, Colonel. They get in the way of instincts.

Jane

I don't know. She's reserved. It's the kind of quiet where maybe she could be a raging bitch or she's just shy.

Lisbon

A lot of people in this agency have their gunsights set on ole Bill Peterson. I need to know if you're handing them any bullets.

Bill Peterson

Jane: You think you can keep a secret from me for that long?
Lisbon: I don't think I can, I know I can.
Jane: I admire your confidence.

The things you ask people to do, it's not what I thought working for the FBI would be like, at all.

Agent Vega

That is a good question but I am the one asking those right now.

Patrick Jane

When you have a big secret, it makes you feel important.

Patrick Jane

Cho: S'mores are better in a microwave. It's true.
Jane: Well, I don't even know what to say to that.

The Mentalist Quotes

Lisbon: How are the kids?
Rigsby: Sticky mostly.

Jane: You look marginally rested.
Lisbon: I was hoping to actually get to REM sleep tonight.