Quotes Of The Week: Gilded Age, Project Runway, Dexter, Sandman And More

You didn't think we'd forget our Quotes of the Week, did you?

In the list below — which features our picks for TV's most memorable sound bites of the past seven days — you'll find nearly a dozen shows represented, including The Buccaneers, The Gilded Age, The Valley and Beyond the Gates.

Also featured in this week's roundup: Martin Short delivers some Match Game shade, Countdown cuts through the noise and Project Runway unpacks the power of a four letter word.

Scroll through the list below to see all of our picks for the week, then hit the comments and tell us if we missed any of your faves! (With contributions from Nick Caruso, Matt Webb Mitovich, Dave Nemetz and Kimberly Roots)

11. COUNTDOWN

"Nah, I have a whole routine I do. Sound machine, eye mask...."

"I can make ocean noises."

"I use white noise."

"Well, I can make white noise."

"You are white noise."

Amber (Jessica Camacho) just barely declines Mark's (Jensen Ackles) sleepover invite

10. THE BUCCANEERS

"And your greatest achievement?"

"Raising two wonderful daughters."

"Oh, you raised them? Alone?"

"Tracy came home for dinner occasionally."

When her husband's lawyer goes on the attack in court, Patti (Christina Hendricks) wastes no time setting the record straight

9. MATCH GAME

"OK, we've got King... Beat... and Prawns. You can choose one of those three answers — don't choose Prawns — or you can give one of your own..."

Host Martin Short not-so-subtly shades Jay Pharoah's "Tiger __" answer

8. DEXTER: RESURRECTION

"You're like a goddamn horror movie villain, like Michael Myers or the f–king guy with the hockey mask. You think they're dead and..."

[Dexter's narration] "There certainly are some similarities."

A completely gobsmacked Harrison (Jack Alcott) tries to wrap his head around the fact that Dexter (Michael C. Hall) is still alive

7. PROJECT RUNWAY

"I hated it. I was the only one, I was outjudged."

"'Hate' is such a big word."

"It's a short word. It's only four letters."

Law Roach brings up a good point!

6. BEYOND THE GATES

"Sweetheart, Andre and I have some business. Could you excuse yourself for the moment?"

"And they say I'm too old for him."

Dani (Karla Mosley) can't help teasing mom Anita (Tamara Tunie) on her way out

5. THE GILDED AGE

"It's hard to believe there's a God in heaven when such things happen on Earth!"

Yes, this is Agnes' (Christine Baranski) genuine reaction to learning that her footman sold his invention for $300,000 — doesn't she sound just thrilled for him?

4. THE CHI

"What's her name?"

"Jada. We love you, Mom."

"I love you all, too."

Emmett informs a dying Jada (Yolanda Ross) that her brand-new granddaughter will carry her name. We're not crying, you're crying!

3. THE SANDMAN

"I have an entire list of things I want to get done while I'm here."

"Like what?"

"Like, go to the opera or BFI. Oh, I want to get a chai in the queue at Dishoom. And then a party. Then maybe an after-party. Ooh! And then I want to get a full English at the Regency Café. Oh, and I promised Mad Hettie I'd find her soul. How does that sound?"

"Like too much for one week, let alone one night."

"Challenge accepted!"

Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) and Sexton (Colin Morgan) discuss how she'll spend her one day on Earth

2. THE VALLEY

"Don't give him your power. It's so effective when you insult someone in a calm voice."

Kristen shares some of her wisdom from years of insulting people with Brittany at the Season 2 reunion

1. THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT

"First of all, you look rested. I'm happy for you."

"Thank you. How you doing?"

"Oh, I'm fine! I'll get plenty of rest in June."

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