The Accountant * Quotes

"You're different. Sooner or later different scares people, you think if you don't fight back then maybe they'll like you, stop picking on you and calling you a freak. Victim or not, make a decision."

"Did you ever see a match-grade round traveling three thousand feet per second go through a window? [Bullet smashes through a window] Nobody does."

"I have difficulty socializing with other people even though I want to."
[to Dana]

"I spent my whole life only recognizing my lucky breaks after they were gone."

"If we let the world set expectations, they'll stay where they are."
[about autists]

"Aggression, correctly channeled, overcomes a lot of flaws. Tapping into that aggression requires peeling back several layers of yourself."

Neurologist: "Your son is a remarkable young man, and it wouldn't surprise me if he has more in common with Einstein and Mozart and Picasso than he does with us. He has highly advanced competence skills, the obsessive personality."
Chris's Father: "Can our son lead a normal life?"
Neurologist: "Define normal."
Chris's Father: "Maybe he's capable of much more than we know."