The first season of True Detective involved more than just two characters attempting to solve a murder case. It delved into the personal lives of both Detective Rust Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) and Detective Marty Hart (Woody Harrelson), who although viewed the world in vastly different ways, eventually formed a bond.

Devoted to his work, Cohle lived a life of solitude and couldn't shake the pain he suffered from his daughter's death. Marty, on the other hand, drove his own wife and two daughters away because of his commitment to his job and other women.

Often, these two characters engaged in dark yet meaningful conversation, which made True Detective that much more intriguing.

Below are some of the best quotes from season 1 of the HBO series.

"Just gotta look a man in his eyes. It's all there."- Rust

"If the only thing keeping a person decent is the expectation of divine rewards, then brother, that person is a piece of sh-t." -Rust

"Past a certain age, a man without a family, can be a bad thing." - Marty

"You know there was a time that men didn't air their bullsh-t to the world, you know it just wasn't a part of their job." - Marty

"I know who I am. And after all these years, there's a victory in that." - Rust

"I've seen more souls lost down a bottle than any pit. At the same time, it's hard to trust a man who can't trust himself with a beer." - Reverend Tuttle

"A man's game charges a man's price. Take that away from this if nothing else." - Marty

"To realize all your life, all your love, all your hate, all your memory, all your pain - it was all the same thing." - Rust

"Death created time to grow the things that it would kill." - Rust

"Everybody judges, all the time. Now, you got a problem with that, you're living wrong." - Rust

"What always happens between men and women, reality." - Marty

"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time." - Rust

"Once, there was only dark. Ask me, the light's winning."- Rust

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