Norman: Mother said you were gone.
Dylan: Yeah, well, I'm gone to her. Well, for now anyway. I can't do it anymore. I doubt she'll ever reach out to me.
Norman: Probably not for a while.

Mr. Wilcock: Do you understand what embalming is?
Norman [smiles]: I do taxidermy.

Norman: What are you gonna do, kill me in the hallway?
Alex: No, I'm gonna prove you did it, you piece of shit.

Police: How long were you married to Norma Bates?
Alex: Two weeks.
Police: I'm very sorry.

Dylan [grabbing Norman in a hug]: Norman, you're not well. You have to check yourself back into Pineview. Please. Mom's not going to do it for you. You have to do it for yourself.
Norman: What are you talking about?
Norma: Don't say anything to him.
Dylan [hugs Norman]: Goodbye, Norman.
Norman: Dylan, what's going on? What's happening? Mother?

Norma: Dylan, I'm your mother!!!
Dylan: You've never been a real mother to me! NEVER!!!

Dylan: Because I'm afraid of what's gonna happen! Of what's already happened!
Norma: Stop being dramatic! You're just inventing all of this. You're making shit up because you're jealous of him. You always have been!

Five minutes of marriage doesn't give you the right to make decisions about my son.

Norma

Alex, that was the hardest part. Things will be better now.

Norma

So, I hear you and your husband are going to be cleaning up my basement.

Norman

Norma: But that's not what happened. I like him.
Norman: You like him?
Norma: Yes.
Norman: [vomits]

Eh, leave it to the lung transplant and the mental patient to get all weepy about shit. Please.

Emma

Bates Motel Quotes

Oh and by the way? My mother died. Here's your lunch.

Norma

Dylan: Norman's 18. He should not be sleeping in the same bed as his mom.
Norma: You're overreacting. He just fell asleep. It's not a big deal.