Well, you’re not bridge-and-tunnel. No trace of the boroughs when you talk. So that means Manhattan. That means money. You went to college, probably a pretty good one. You had options. Yeah, you had a lot of options, more socailly acceptable options. But you still chose this. That tells me, something happened. Not to you. No, you’re wounded, but you’re not that wounded. No, it was someone you care about, it was someone you loved. And you probably could have lived with that but the person responsible was never caught. And that Detective Beckett, is why you are here.
(Source: becketts)

“That’s the difference between a novel and the real world, Castle. The cop doesn’t get to decide how the story ends.”
“Under normal circumstances, you should not be here. Most smart, good-looking women become lawyers, not cops. […] Well, you are not bridge and tunnel. No trace of the boroughs when you talk, so that means Mahattan. That means money. You went to college, probably a pretty good one. You had options. Yeah, you had lots of options. Better options, more socially acceptable options. And you still chose this.”
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