“The Alienist ” quotes
Title The Alienist
Original title The Alienist
Director Jakob Verbruggen
Genre Drama, Crime, Mystery
Original title The Alienist
Director Jakob Verbruggen
Genre Drama, Crime, Mystery
Plot – Set in New York City during the late 19th century the series follows the various murder investigations conducted by criminal psychologist (aka alienist) Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, Newspaper illustrator John Moore and Sara Howard, a young headstrong secretary determined to become the city's first female police detective. Together they have to find one of New York City's first serial killers, responsible for some gruesome murders of boy prostitutes. The investigation becomes more and more sinister and dangerous as they search for answers.
All actors – Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Robert Wisdom, Douglas Smith, Matthew Shear, Dakota Fanning, Ted Levine, Martin McCreadie, Brian Geraghty, Q'orianka Kilcher, Matt Lintz, David Wilmot, Brittany Marie Batchelder, Rosy McEwen, Melanie Field, Emily Barber
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“You are not alone in your sorrow, and there’s no shame in grieving for those you love.”
“Men, good or bad, do not follow what they don’t respect.”
“If the need for salvation did not exist, the church would surely find its invention necessary.”
“Be careful, Laszlo, or you’re going to end up a lonely old man.”
“Every new thinker is at first condemned by those for whom change is far more terrifying than a murderer of children.”
“As an alienist, I treat mental and emotional disorders in my patients, and I try to alleviate their condition. I do not presume to cure them.”
“Do not betray your own kind, Roosevelt, or you will find yourself with no job, no friends and no goddamn future.”
“Our weaknesses sometimes serve us better than our strengths.”
“A slothful nature and a fondness for alcohol can be overcome with hard work and a willingness to change your life.”
“Sometimes society looks upon people as crazy. It may only mean that they are alienated from their own true natures.”
“You know the difference between capitalism and socialism? In capitalism, man exploits man. In socialism, it’s the other way around.”
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