“When I was doing preliminary research on this case, I remembered the story about Tlazolteotl.' [Mulder] glanced at the old archaeologist. 'Am I pronouncing it correctly? It sounds like I'm swallowing a turtle.”
“When I write a story, it's not like I'm thinking about what I'm doing”
“Sometimes when I'm with you, I remember things I lost when I was your age. Like I remember the sound of the rain and the smell of the wind.”
“Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.”
“I am Psmith," said the old Etonian reverently. "There is a preliminary P before the name. This, however, is silent. Like the tomb. Compare such words as ptarmigan, psalm, and phthisis.”
“I'm sure they just felt more comfortable talking to me.''Why would I make them so uncomfortable?' Mulder asked.Scully faced him, hesitating... 'It's probably because of your... reputation.''Reputation?' he echoed, sounding puzzled. 'I have a reputation?'Mulder was deliberately giving her a hard time... 'They feel your methods, your theories are...''Spooky?' Mulder guessed. 'What about you? You think I'm... spooky?”