Quotes From "Shutter Island" By Dennis Lehane

She said once that time is nothing to me but a series of bookmarks that I use to jump back and forth through the text of my life, returning again and again to the events that mark me in the eyes of my more astute colleagues, as bearing all the characteristics of the classic melancholic. Dennis Lehane

But as the years passed, he missed her more, not less, and his need for her became a cut that would not scar over, would not stop leaking. Dennis Lehane

Teddy wondered, and not for the first time, not by a long shot, if this was the day that missing her would finally be too much for him. Dennis Lehane

Men who believe that the way to the mind is not by way of ice picks through the brain or large dosages of dangerous medicine but through an honest reckoning of the self. Dennis Lehane

How much violence, Marshal, do you think a man can carry before it breaks him? Dennis Lehane

Jesus, Dolores, you've got to get yourself together. You've got responsibilities. Think about those sometimes - okay? - and get your fucking head right." Those were the last words his wife heard from him. He'd closed the door and walked down the stairs, paused on the last step. He thought of going back. He thought of going back up the stairs and into the apartment and somehow making it right. Or, if not right, at least softer. Softer. That would have been nice. Dennis Lehane

There's always a 'she'. Isn't there? Dennis Lehane

How many psychiatrists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?” “I don’t know. How many?” “Eight.” “Why?” “Oh, stop overanalyzing it. Dennis Lehane

I think if a man beats you and fucks half the women he sees and no one will help you, axing him isn’t the least understandable thing you can do. Dennis Lehane

Chuck said, “Hey. How many surrealists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?” Cawley looked over at him. “I’ll bite. How many?” “Fish, ” Chuck said and let loose a bright bark of a laugh. Dennis Lehane

Got us a full moon too coming tomorrow night. Just make things a whole lot worse. All we need.- Why is that?- What’s that, Marshal?- The full moon. You think it makes people crazy?- I know it does.- Found a wrinkle in one of the pages and used his index finger to smooth it out.- How come?- Well, you think about it–the moon affects the tide, right?- Sure.- Has some sort of magnet effect or something on water.- I’ll buy that.- Human brain, - Trey said, - is over fifty percent water.- No kidding?- No kidding. You figure ol’ Mr. Moon can jerk the ocean around, think what it can do to the head. Dennis Lehane