Kolchak - The Night Stalker Quotes

Carl Kolchak: If you want a job done right, you just have to foul it up yourself.

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Carl Kolchak: [about Updyke] He got a raise?
Emily Cowles: Not that I'm aware of.
Carl Kolchak: He was promoted? [Emily shakes head]
Carl Kolchak: Then why's he so happy?
Emily Cowles: You're in trouble.

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Carl Kolchak: [about Updyke] He's persona non grata down the library.
Tony Vincenzo: He's what?
Carl Kolchak: Yeah, yeah. You see, he, he takes books out. He's got half the books in the library out and they're all over due. As a matter of fact, they've got a warrant out for his arrest.
Tony Vincenzo: Well, that's not like Ron.
Carl Kolchak: Oh, I know. I know. I was terribly disturbed about it when I heard it. I don't know, it must be some kind of er, deep-seated illness, a compulsion of sorts, a Biblio... philiac.

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Carl Kolchak: What happened to I'm okay, you're okay?
Siska: Well, to tell you the truth, you're not okay. The people in group therapy didn't tell me I was ever going to meet somebody as un-okay as you are.

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Carl Kolchak: We all have rats, sir. You should see the one I work for.

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Carl Kolchak: You should meet my boss. He'd turn Buddha into a chain smoker.

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