“I shall never do that,' I answered; 'you have brought detection as near an exact science as it ever will be brought in this world.”

“i think of all the thousands of billions of steps and missteps and chances and coincidences that have brought me here. Brought you here, and it feels like the biggest miracle in the world.”

“More than that, I believe that the grass is green because green is restful to the human eye, that the sky is blue to give us an idea of the infinite. And that blood is red so that murder will be more easily detected and criminals will be brought to justice. Yes, and I believe that I shall live forever, but I shall live without reason.”

“Do you know why you’re here? Shall I tell you why we brought you here? To cure you.To make you sane.”

“I brought you in this world, and I can take you out!”

“The truth is I wasn't brought into the world to write newspaper articles. But it's quite likely I was brought into the world to live with a woman.”