This is a real case. None of our previous endeavors made a difference but this one does. It's life and death, girls.

Sara [to Bitsie and Libby]

Violet: I fear that if I spoke with you for any length, you would know the deep recesses of my mind.
Kreizler: Or the shimmering shadows.
Moore: Laszlo! Sometimes you go too far.

Sara: I can help you, Laszlo.
Kreizler: Thank you for the bourbon, Sara. It was restorative.

Sara: I have American bourbon, straight up or watered down.
Kreizler: Hmm. I'll have that.

Sara: I could have shot you.
Kreizler: You'd been doing me a service.

Sara: A little rebellion now and then is a good thing, Mr. Byrnes.
Byrnes: The words of anarchists and agitators.
Sara: They're the words of Thomas Jefferson, Mr. Byrnes.

Moore: You dissemble with admirable ease, Miss Howard.
Sara: I have found that being able to tell a small white lie on occasion is a most useful skill, Mr. Moore.

Elizabeth: Sara, do what you can.
Sara: We will, Elizabeth, we will.

Martha: What are they calling me? Are they calling me a monster, Dr. Kreizler?
Kreizler: You are not a monster, Martha. It is the world that is monstrous.

Deputy Warden: In my book, butchering your own child is a crime against God and man.
Kreizler: Despite your polished shoes and shiny buttons, Deputy Warden, I do not believe your uniform gives you the right to pass sentence.

The Alienist: Angel of Darkness Season 1 Episode 1 Quotes

Martha: What are they calling me? Are they calling me a monster, Dr. Kreizler?
Kreizler: You are not a monster, Martha. It is the world that is monstrous.

Deputy Warden: In my book, butchering your own child is a crime against God and man.
Kreizler: Despite your polished shoes and shiny buttons, Deputy Warden, I do not believe your uniform gives you the right to pass sentence.