- Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland: You know what you need at a crime scene?
- Det. Shakima 'Kima' Greggs: Rubber gloves?
- Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland: Soft eyes.
- Det. Shakima 'Kima' Greggs: Like I'm suppose to cry and shit?
- Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland: If you got soft eyes, you can see the whole thing. If you got hard eyes - you staring at the same tree missing the forest.
- Det. Shakima 'Kima' Greggs: Ah, zen shit.
- Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland: Soft eyes, grasshopper.
- Marlo Stanfield: One day soon, I'm walking out with a Rolls, hear?
- Poker Winner: Way you've been going to school up in this here room, son, I suspect you're gonna walk out of here with Morgan fucking Freeman to drive it for you, too.
- Kathleen O'Shea: [Answering a call Kima has been asked to make to a Mr. Lyon] Hello, Kathleen O'Shea.
- Det. Shakima 'Kima' Greggs: Yes, hello? I need to speak with Mr. Lyon about the protocols.
- Kathleen O'Shea: I beg your pardon?
- Det. Shakima 'Kima' Greggs: Mr. Lyon, please.
- Kathleen O'Shea: You sound a little old for this, hon.
- Det. Shakima 'Kima' Greggs: Excuse me?
- Kathleen O'Shea: Who is this?
- Det. Shakima 'Kima' Greggs: This is Detective Greggs with the...
- Kathleen O'Shea: This is the Baltimore City Zoo.
- [A security guard has spotted Marlo shoplifting lollipops at the corner store]
- Security Guard: The fuck? You think I dream of coming to work up in this shit on a Sunday morning? Tell all my friends what a good job I got? I'm working to support a family, man.
- [Marlo looks away]
- Security Guard: Pretend I ain't talking to you. Pretend like I ain't even on this earth. I know what you are. Now, I ain't stepping to, but I am a man. And you just clip that shit and act like you don't even know I'm there.
- Marlo Stanfield: I don't.
- [unwraps a stolen lollipop, throws wrapper on the ground]
- Security Guard: I'm here.
- [Marlo moves closer to him]
- Security Guard: Look, I told you I ain't stepping to. I ain't disrespecting you, son.
- Marlo Stanfield: You want it to be one way.
- Security Guard: What?
- Marlo Stanfield: You want it to be one way.
- Security Guard: Man, I don't want it to be --
- Marlo Stanfield: You want it to be one way.
- Security Guard: [losing temper] Man, stop --
- [pulls himself together]
- Security Guard: Stop saying that.
- Marlo Stanfield: But it's the other way.
- [the deacon finds Cutty at his gym, getting ready to spar against Michael]
- The Deacon: Your Sabbath best?
- Dennis 'Cutty' Wise: You hang around, you can see me preach on some young'uns. Solemn left and sanctified right. Why you down here on a Sunday, Deacon?
- The Deacon: You need to see Ms. Donnelly at Tilghman Middle. She's got some custodial work, you might call it. Union wage.
- Dennis 'Cutty' Wise: Custodial?
- The Deacon: See Ms. Donnelly tomorrow, she can explain it better than I can.
- Dennis 'Cutty' Wise: Tell me somethin'. How is it you got so much wisdom about who should be where?
- The Deacon: A good church man is always up in everybody's shit. That's how we do.
- Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart: How do we begin?
- Omar Little: You the one called the meet. Why don't we begin by you respectin' my time and gettin' to it?
- Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart: First of all, I heard you may be under the impression I was somehow involved with the late Mr. Bell in his play against you with Brother Mouzone. I was no way involved. Stringer came at me to set up the parley with you. He used me like he used y'all, I feel the need to say.
- Omar Little: It's said, then. Tip out on it.
- Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart: Businessman such as myself does not believe in bad blood with a man such as yourself. Disturbs the sleep.
- Omar Little: Oh, I bet it do.
- Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart: By way of amends, a proposition. I know of a card game on the Westside. High rollers, lots of cash money, boxcar-size.
- Omar Little: You tryin' to set me up, Joe?
- Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart: You ever known me to be stupid? I'm tryin' to make things right here with you.
- Butchie: How much we talkin' about?
- Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart: If there ain't at least a few hundred K in that room, I wish myself blind.
- [Butchie and Omar burst out laughing]
- Butchie: Serious, Joe.
- Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart: I say again: have you ever known me to be a stupid man?
- Butchie: What are the strings?
- Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart: No strings.
- Omar Little: What's your cut, then?
- Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart: Quarter of the take.
- [Omar thinks for a second]
- Omar Little: I scope this, and it don't look right, I'm gonna come back on ya now, Joe.
- [Joe nods solemnly]