The police only see what they choose to look for. The Machine sees almost everything.

Finch

Theresa: Where are you going?
Reese: I'm going to pay a man a visit.

Finch: Nice room.
Reese: I took the liberty of booking the whole floor. Your card.
Finch: Guess I can use the miles.

Reese: And here I was thinking we were getting a little closer, Harold.
Finch: I told you I'm a very private person.
Reese: You're going to need to trust somebody at some point.

Fusco: Hey, you don't talk to people who just walk into the joint.
Reese: Lionel, you worried about me? I'm touched.

So, we're looking for a ghost?

Reese

Mr. Reese? We'll meet on my schedule, not yours.

Finch

I would call the police and a good divorce lawyer.

Reese

I don't particularly like killing people, but I'm very good at it.

Reese

I guess you can call me, "a concerned third party."

Finch

Reese: Bad things happen to people every day. You can't stop them.
Finch: What if you could?

Reese: What do I need?
Finch: You need a purpose.

Person of Interest Season 1 Quotes

Knowledge is not my problem. Doing something with that knowledge is where you come in. You can call me Mr. Finch.

Finch

When you find that one person who connects you to the world, you become someone different, someone better. When that person is taken from you, what do you become then?

Reese