Quotes, wisecracks
and the best proof
that Dr Reid has got
some great sense
of humor.
Morgan: I hate not having a plan. We’re looking for a needle in a haystack.
Reid: Actually, it’s more like we’re looking for a needle in a pile of needles.
Morgan: What?

Reid: A needle would stand out in a haystack.
[1.4 Plain Sight].

Reid: Our conscious mind can process 16 bits of information per second, our unconscious however can process 11 million.
[1.5 Broken Mirror]

Reid: Actually there may be a physiological basis for it.. reuniting with her sister.
Morgan: Don't ask.
Reid: Reversed egg symmetry, eggs split late between 9 to 12 days, the DNA matches right down to the last stranded code, there are sporadic documents of shared physiological pain.
[1.5 Broken Mirror]

Reid (to Gideon) : "Without my gun, I look like a teacher's assistant."
[1.06: L.D.S.K.]
Reid: I was aiming for his leg.
[1.06: L.D.S.K.]

JJ: "He's so gorgeous."
Haley Hotchner: "Thank you."
Reid: "If you find baldness and wrinkles attractive."
[1.07 The Fox]

Garcia: "We have to stop meeting like this Reid, people will talk but then talk is cheap."
Reid: "Not when your talking to a therapist."
[1.07 The Fox]
about micro chips
Reid: Actually, did you know that dentists and surgeons have been secretly recruited to implant these during otherwise normal medical procedures? This has been happening on and off since the late 1930s. (Morgan looks at him) Told me to believe.
[1.09 Derailed]

Reid: "Could you guys do me a favor?"
Morgan: "Anything."
Reid: "Could at least one of you look like you're going to see me again?"
[1.09 Derailed]

Elle (referring to Gideon): "How do you think he'd feel about 'mom'?"
Reid: "Let me know when you're going to do that, so I can, uh, run."
[1.09 Derailed]

Reid: Probably? I totally saved your life. And I'm pretty certain it's caught on tape.
[1.09 Derailed ]

about candles on b'day cages
Reid: "Actually, they were originally used to protect the birthday celebrant from demons for the coming year. As a matter of fact, down to the fourth century, Christianity rejected the birthday celebration as a pagan ritual."
Sheriff Bridges: "What kind of a doctor are you?"
[1.10 The Popular Kids]

Reid (trying to eat with chopsticks): Reid: It's like trying to forage for dinner with a pair of number two pencils. It’s absolutely incredible, 1.3 billion people stay nourished because of these things.
[1.17 A Real Rain]

TALKIN' GENIUS