TRUE DETECTIVE (SEASON ONE) STARTERS.
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kind of a strange guy, huh?
don’t be assholes. you want to hear this or not?
you know, i’ve seen all the different types.
we all fit a certain category.
i was just a regular-type dude with a big-ass dick.
a smart guy who’s steady is hard to find.Â
i’d offer you a seat, but uh…
past a certain age, a man without a family can be a bad thing.
this is gonna happen again. or it’s happened before.
you get that from one of your books?
listen, this is a stupid time to mention this, but you got to come to dinner.
there’s nothing i can do about it. maybe not today. maybe not tomorrow.Â
i’m gonna have a drink.
people out here, it’s like they don’t even know the outside world exists.
might as well be living on the fucking moon.
can i ask you something? you’re a christian, yeah?
i believe that people shouldn’t talk about this kind of shit at work.
look, i’d consider myself a realist, all right, but in philosophical terms, i’m what’s called a pessimist.
i think human consciousness is a tragic misstep in evolution.
huh. that sounds god-fucking-awful, ___.
i wouldn’t go around spouting that shit if i was you.Â
people around here don’t think that way. i don’t think that way.
so what’s the point of getting out of bed in the morning?
i get a bad taste in my mouth out here.
i got an idea. let’s make the car a place of silent reflection from now on.
what should i bring for dinner?
when you’re at my house, i want you to chill the fuck out.
i’m not some kind of maniac, all right? i mean, for fuck’s sake.
we’ll lake two large long Island iced teas, please.
what kind of tits does she have?
you get pills pretty easy?
this place is like somebody’s memory of the town, and the memory’s fading.
stop saying shit like that. it’s unprofessional.
you get any sleep last night?
i don’t sleep. i just dream.
i’m gonna have to call a little timeout, make a beer run.
why is this so important to you all of a sudden?
what the hell? you can barely stand up.
i don’t drink ‘cause I’ve had trouble with it before.
have some more coffee and just try to make 10 minutes of conversation.
people change, relationships change.
i believe that shit leads to cancer.
then start asking the right fucking questions.