True Detective gave us some of television's most quotable moments. Below are the best quotes from True Detective, grouped by the characters who said them. Click any character to see their full collection of quotes and trivia.
Rust Cohle
"I think human consciousness is a tragic misstep in evolution. We became too self-aware."
— Rust Cohle, Season 1, Episode 1 - The Long Bright Dark
"Time is a flat circle. Everything we've ever done or will do, we're gonna do over and over and over again."
— Rust Cohle, Season 1, Episode 5 - The Secret Fate of All Life
"I'd consider myself a realist, alright? But in philosophical terms I'm what's called a pessimist."
— Rust Cohle, Season 1, Episode 1 - The Long Bright Dark
"Once there was only dark. If you ask me, the light's winning."
— Rust Cohle, Season 1, Episode 8 - Form and Void
Marty Hart
"Can you imagine if people didn't believe? You'd have to be some kind of... something to face that every day."
— Marty Hart, Season 1, Episode 1 - The Long Bright Dark
"I don't want to know anything anymore. This is a world where nothing is solved."
— Marty Hart, Season 1, Episode 8 - Form and Void
"Rust, there are things you can't get back. You should know that better than anyone."
— Marty Hart, Season 1, Episode 6 - Haunted Houses
"My life's been a circle of sin. I don't know what that makes me."
— Marty Hart, Season 1, Episode 7 - After You've Gone
Liz Danvers
"Up here, the night lasts six weeks. You learn what you're made of real fast."
— Liz Danvers, Season 4, Episode 1 - Part 1
"The dead don't have secrets. The living do."
— Liz Danvers, Season 4, Episode 3 - Part 3
"This town has been swallowing the truth for a long time. I'm not letting it swallow this one."
— Liz Danvers, Season 4, Episode 2 - Part 2
"There are two ways to survive the dark, Evangeline. You either make peace with it, or you become it."
— Liz Danvers, Season 4, Episode 5 - Part 5