criminal minds quotes
“The cool thing about Halloween is that it’s a uniquely American holiday. I mean, despite its obvious origins in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian All Saints’ Day, it really is a melting pot of various immigrants’ traditions and beliefs. It became a little more commercialized in the 1950s with trick-or-treat, and today it rivals only Christmas in terms of popularity.” – Spencer Reid
“Do you mind if we swing by a bookstore? I want to re-read ‘Empty Planet’ before we meet with the author. I haven’t read it since I was six.” – Spencer Reid
“Actually, it’s more like we’re looking for a needle in a pile of needles. A needle would stand out in a haystack.” – Spencer Reid
“I never have any normal fans.” – Spencer Reid
“I know what it’s like to be afraid of your own mind.” – Spencer Reid
“Although the observable universe is continually expanding, there’s really no way of knowing the whole thing is gonna ultimately collapse into one gargantuan Black Hole.” – Spencer Reid
“Arsonists are often mission based. They need to make sure their first fire has burnt out before they set another one. They’re also highly disciplined and focused. If conditions aren’t right to set a fire or, in this case, slash a throat, they’ll move on.” – Spencer Reid
“Logic dictates that if you believe in one, you have to reconcile the existence of the other.” – Spencer Reid
“Medieval medical practitioners believed that chickens could absorb illness. They would rub the birds all over the bodies of the diseased in an attempt to rid them of their sickness.” – Spencer Reid
“Actually, there aren’t that many scientific errors in Star Trek, especially considering how long ago it was made. There are certain improbabilities, but not that many outright errors.” – Spencer Reid
“Sometimes for an artist, the only difference between insanity and genius is success.” – Spencer Reid
“Typically, voyeurs are nonviolent and content to remain bystanders.” – Spencer Reid
“Look at me. Without a gun I look like a teacher’s assistant!” – Spencer Reid
“Hotch, repetitive thinking is a death mill for the brain. For complete brain usage, diverse stimulation is the key.” – Spencer Reid
“You’d be surprised how many killers do what they do because of their parents.” – Spencer Reid
“The praying mantis can kill and eat a multitude of creatures but the most interesting fact is that oftentimes the female mantis engages in sexual cannibalism, meaning she’ll bite off the head of her mate once copulation is complete, sometimes even during intercourse, actually.” – Spencer Reid
“I don’t believe that intelligence can be accurately quantified, but I do have an IQ of 187, an eidetic memory, and can read 20,000 words per minute. Yes, I’m a genius.” – Spencer Reid
“The Greeks translated ‘puppets’ as ‘neurospasta,’ which literally means string-pulling. And throughout time they’ve been used as a method to tell kings a story so the subjects didn’t have to speak directly to him.” – Spencer Reid
“Well, the brain is a machine, designed to respond to stimuli. You keep the brain awake but the body immobile, it breaks down, loses its hair. After two months it eventually strokes out.” – Spencer Reid
“Bullying leaves lasting scars.” – Spencer Reid
“The number of pathogens passed during a handshake is staggering. It’s actually safer to kiss.” – Spencer Reid
“That makes no sense. You can’t catch a falling star, it would burn up in the atmosphere.” – Spencer Reid
“Depression is a vicious cycle. It frequently manifests itself in the degradation of one’s personal living environment, which in turn, fuels the depression, which then worsens the living environment.” – Spencer Reid
“Actually, some studies indicate that men take twice as many selfies as women ’cause it’s considered to be an acceptable form of male vanity.” – Spencer Reid
“To get away with murder, you simply don’t tell anyone.” – Spencer Reid
“Evil can’t be scientifically defined. It’s an illusory moral concept that doesn’t exist in nature. Its origins and connotations have been inextricably linked to religion and mythology.” – Spencer Reid
“I don’t believe that intelligence can be accurately quantified, but I do have an IQ of 187, an eidetic memory, and can read 20,000 words per minute. Yes, I’m a genius.” – Spencer Reid