“I think I know what it is that’s bothering you. Why it is you’ve been so awkward around me for the last couple weeks. […] That trip down to Jacksonville was crazy. We were both exhausted, we were both emotional and…you know, if something had happened between the two of us—I mean, if we had actually kissed, then we’d have to deal with that. But we didn’t.”

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           ~ Olivia Dunham (Fringe)

‘I understand that you think I acted too emotionally. And putting aside the fact that men always say that about women they work with, I’ll get straight to the point. I am emotional. I do bring it into my work. It’s what motivates me. It helps me to get into the headspace of our victims… See what they’ve seen. Even if I don’t want to, even if it horrifies me. And I think it makes me a better agent. If you have a problem with that, sorry. You can fire me. But I hope you don’t.’