Castle, Season 3

Castle:
I don’t care about statistics. I am telling you Damian is not capable of murder.

Beckett:
You know, I could say that about maybe three people that I've met in my entire life. What is it about this guy that warrants this unshakeable faith that you have in him?

Castle:
When I was fourteen, my mom sent me to Edgewick Academy. I was homesick and I didn’t have any friends, so I wrote about it. One day I submitted a story to the literary magazine. Damian Westlake was the editor.

Beckett:
And he published it.

Castle:
More than that. He called me down to his office. He sat me down and he said, "Ricky, you have a great talent." No one had ever said anything like that to me before. Damian, he encouraged me, he critiqued me, he always made me dig a little deeper. Without Damian Westlake, I'm a lawyer, I'm a grifter, I'm a rodeo clown, but I'm not a writer. Without him, I'm not me.