--- title: "1 Fire department Quotes By Lee Goldberg" description: "1 Fire department quotes by Lee Goldberg. Plus more from Lee Goldberg and more Fire department sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e95/lee-goldberg-29136_bravery_i-had-to-stop-him-from-arresting-an-old_389712.jpg" --- > [“I had to stop him from arresting an old lady who let her dog urinate against the fire hydrant that was in front of Burgerville headquarters. "You'll blow our cover." "But what if there is a fire?" "The fire department…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-goldberg/i-had-to-stop-him-from-arresting-an-old-lady-who-let-her-dog-urinate/) [Lee Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-goldberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e95/lee-goldberg-29136_bravery_i-had-to-stop-him-from-arresting-an-old_389712.jpg) ## More by Lee Goldberg > [“Monk worked on his remaining Intertect cases at his dining table while I tried to hone my detecting instincts by reading the Murder, She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-goldberg/monk-worked-on-his-remaining-intertect-cases-at-his-dining-table/) [Lee Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-goldberg/) > [“During a Middle East peace talk you insulted the Iraqi ambassador.” “He was a pervert who liked little girls.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-goldberg/during-a-middle-east-peace-talk-you-insulted-the-iraqi-ambassador-he/) [Lee Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-goldberg/) > [So there you have it: Nature is a rotten mess. But that's only the beginning. If you take your eyes off it for one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-goldberg/so-there-you-have-it-nature-is-a-rotten-mess-but-that-s-only-the/) [Lee Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-goldberg/) > [Happiness is an illusion, Natalie. It doesn't actually exist." "Of course it does," I said. "It's what you feel when you're not sad." "That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-goldberg/happiness-is-an-illusion-natalie-it-doesn-t-actually-exist-of-course/) [Lee Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-goldberg/) > [“I had to stop him from arresting an old lady who let her dog urinate against the fire hydrant that was in front of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-goldberg/i-had-to-stop-him-from-arresting-an-old-lady-who-let-her-dog-urinate/) [Lee Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-goldberg/) > [“It's a tough job being somebody's personal assistant. You have to anwser their phone, manage their correspondence, run their errands, pay their bills, arrange…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-goldberg/it-s-a-tough-job-being-somebody-s-personal-assistant-you-have-to/) [Lee Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-goldberg/) > [“When a bird crapped on my window, he called 911.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-goldberg/when-a-bird-crapped-on-my-window-he-called-911/) [Lee Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-goldberg/) > [“Of course, that rationalization didn't work at all. It would have helped if I'd had some Oreo cookie ice cream to eat at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-goldberg/of-course-that-rationalization-didn-t-work-at-all-it-would-have/) [Lee Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-goldberg/) > [“Standing up for what you believe in comes has a price but backing down exacts a toll that your soul never stops paying”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-goldberg/standing-up-for-what-you-believe-in-comes-has-a-price-but-backing/) [Lee Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-goldberg/) > [“When I arrived, he was in the kitchen, in the middle of his Sunday morning ritual of cleaning his cleaning supplies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-goldberg/when-i-arrived-he-was-in-the-kitchen-in-the-middle-of-his-sunday/) [Lee Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-goldberg/) > [“All Julie has to do is explain to her friends that she's using it to individually seal each item that she throws out." "Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-goldberg/all-julie-has-to-do-is-explain-to-her-friends-that-she-s-using-it-to/) [Lee Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-goldberg/) > [“Wait a second,” Andy said, snapping his fingers. “You're Vietnamese.” “Don't say it,” Sun warned. But Andy, a grin stretched across his face, couldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-goldberg/wait-a-second-andy-said-snapping-his-fingers-you-re-vietnamese-don-t/) [Lee Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-goldberg/) > [“Figuring out the solutions to puzzling mysteries seems to come so fast and so naturally for him, we just shake our heads in wonder…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-goldberg/figuring-out-the-solutions-to-puzzling-mysteries-seems-to-come-so/) [Lee Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-goldberg/) > [“I had to wonder, though, if there's something about a murderer, particularly a confident one, that gives him a certain charisma or charm that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-goldberg/i-had-to-wonder-though-if-there-s-something-about-a-murderer/) [Lee Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-goldberg/) > [“I refilled the wineglass and took it with me for a nice long bubble bath, where I settled in with Ambrose's guide for low-voltage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-goldberg/i-refilled-the-wineglass-and-took-it-with-me-for-a-nice-long-bubble/) [Lee Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-goldberg/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fire-department/lee-goldberg/#itemlist", "name": "1 Fire department Quotes By Lee Goldberg", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I had to stop him from arresting an old lady who let her dog urinate against the fire hydrant that was in front of Burgerville headquarters. \"You'll blow our cover.\" \"But what if there is a fire?\" \"The fire department will come and put it out,\" I said. \"With what?\" \"Water,\" I said. \"Not from that hydrant,\" Monk said. \"It's inoperable.\" \"No, it's not,\" I said. \"It can still be used.\" \"There is urine all over it,\" Monk said. \"no fireman would dare touch it, nor would any other human being.\" \"Firefighters run into burning buildings,\" I said.\"They aren't going to care about some dog pee on a fire hydrant.\" \"They would if they knew,\" Monk said. \"We should call and warn them. 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