"I want to bring three simple rules to your attention before we start our journey. Wherever she goes, I go. That is rule number one. Rule number two, the less contact she has with the outside world, the better. The Third rule is No foul language."

"They won't let either one of us walk out of here alive."

"If she's carrying a virus, I'll kill her myself and burn the body."

"He made me an offer I couldn't refuse. [Reference to the Godfather's "Ill make him an offer he can't refuse"]."

"What is she, a walking wildlife encyclopedia?"

"You can never have enough firepower, Sister."

"Look, lady. I'm just a delivery boy. And to me you're just a package. I'm not your friend, I'm not your brother, I'm not your boyfriend."

"You need two things to live in this business, your balls and your word. [This is a reference to Scarface, made famous by Tony Montana]"

"I told you if you ever point that gun at me again...I'd kill you."

"I thought you were in Sudan, killing babies."

"You sold me a gun that don't work! You almost got me killed! I paid $20 for this. I want my money back."

"it all sounds great until the day you find yourself confronted by a choice. A choice to make a difference, to help someone...or to walk away and save yourself"

"I know you asked me to wait. If I'm to be murdered, I'd like at least to die in my village. I'm going to the orphanage to collect baby Alice. Here's an address where you can find us. We'll wait for you eagerly. I know in my heart we can be happy living by the sea. Just as you saw. I hope to be with you soon, dearest. All my love, Mary."

"Robbie Coltrane - Sergeant Peter Godley"

"Ian Holm - Sir William Gull/Jack the Ripper"

"Heather Graham - Mary Kelly"

"Johnny Depp - Inspector Frederick Abberline"

"No man amongst you is fit to judge the mighty art that I have wrought. Your rituals are empty oaths you neither understand nor live by. The Great Architect speaks to me. He is the balance, where my deeds are weighed and judged. Not you."

"What? You think I was paying you back? I didn't mean it as business. I'm still a woman, they haven't taken that away from me, not yet anyways!"

"We were starving, but we were starving in fresh air."

"You know who you're going to turn into. That sad old man in the pub that no one wants to sit beside because after a few drinks he'll start talking about the girl that got away."

"Your typical Londoner, imbued with Christian sympathy for his fellow man — or fellow whore, in this case."

""From Hell." Well, at least they got the address right."

"What happened? You finally nail one of your groupies at a book signing? The Omaha Barnes and Noble? [Irritated, Mort reaches forward and shuts off Ken's session timer; Ken pauses] That was a dick thing to say, you know? Rotten profession. I apologize."

"How'd you get it? That's what I really wanna know. How the hell did a big, money-scribblin' asshole like you get down to a little shitsplat town in Mississippi and steal my goddamn story?"

"You strike me as the type of guy who's lookin' for a head he can knock off with a shovel. But what you don't understand is that if we do start to fight... this ain't gonna end, until the other one of us is dead."

"Won't do you any good to play games with me, Mr. Rainey. This has got to be settled."

"Charles S. Dutton - Private Investigator Ken Karsch"

"Len Cariou - Sheriff Dave Newsome"

"What do you think it means, you ignorant hick? I'm in the middle of a divorce. D-I-V-O-R-C-E. Deee-vorce!"

"Timothy Hutton - Ted "Teddy" Milner"

"Maria Bello - Amy Rainey"

"John Turturro - John Shooter"

"Johnny Depp - Morton "Mort" Rainey"

"I know I can do it", Todd Downey said, helping himself to another ear of corn from the steaming bowl. "I'm sure that in time, every bit of her will be gone, and her death will be a mystery... even to me."

"The most important part of a story is the ending."

"I suppose so. I suppose that's why I came all the way up here from Mississ'ippi."

"Some windows should never be opened."

"[Reading Shooter's note] "You have three days. I'm not joking. No police." Anytime somebody sits down and writes "No police"... That's exactly the time that a fella should get himself over to the police."

"I was just remembering a limerick. "There once was a woman who was quite begat. She had three babies named Nat, Pat, and Tat. She said it was fun in the breeding, but found it was hell in the feeding when she saw there was no tit for Tat." You have caused me no end of trouble, but now I shall return the favor. Tit for tat, right?"