Serenity

Shepherd Book: [Last words] I don’t care what you believe. Just believe in... whatever she... Kaylee: Don’t pay anybody in advance. And don’t ride in anything with a Capissen 38 engine, they fall right out of the sky.

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The Operative: River was your greatest success. A prodigy. A phenomenon. Until her brother walked in here and took her from you. Dr. Mathias: It's not quite so simple. The Operative: I'm well aware of that. Dr. Mathias: There was no way that I could— The Operative: No. No. Of course. The boy spent his entire fortune developing the contacts to infiltrate this place. Dr. Mathias: Gave up a brilliant future in medicine as well. It's madness. The Operative: Madness? Have you looked at this scan carefully, Doctor? At his face? It's love, in point of fact, something a good deal more dangerous.

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The Operative: Do you know what your sin is, Doctor? Dr. Mathias: I wonder if— The Operative: It's pride. Dr. Mathias: [in the scan] Key members of Parliament have personally observed this subject. I was told that the Alliance's support— The Operative: “Key members of Parliament.” Key. The minds behind every military, diplomatic, and covert operation in the galaxy, and you put them in a room with a psychic. Dr. Mathias: If there was some classified information that she... She never spoke of it. I don't know what it is. The Operative: Nor do I. And judging by her deteriorating mental state, I'd say we're both better off. Secrets are not my concern. Keeping them is. Dr. Mathias: Whatever secrets she might have accidentally gleaned, it's probable she doesn't even know she knows them. That they're buried beneath layers of psychosis. The Operative: You know, in certain older civilized cultures when men failed as entirely as you have, they would throw themselves on their swords. Dr. Mathias:

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Wash: Well, if she doesn't get us some extra flow from the engine room to offset the burn-through, this landing is gonna get pretty interesting. Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: [deadpan] "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"? Mal: [over intercom] This is the captain. We have a little problem with our entry sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and then... explode.

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Mal: Jayne, how many weapons you plan on bringing? You only got the two arms. Jayne: I just get excitable as to choice — like to have my options open. Mal: I don't plan on any shooting taking place during this job. Jayne: Well, what you plan and what takes place ain't ever exactly been similar. Mal: No grenades. [Jayne groans] No grenades! Zoë: We crashin' again? Mal: Go talk to your husband. Is the mule prepped? Zoë: Good to go, sir. Just loading her up. [To Jayne] Are those grenades? Jayne: Cap'n doesn't want them. Zoë: We're robbing the place; we're not occupying it.

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Mal: Kaylee! Kaylee, what in the sphincter of hell are you playing at? We got the primary buffer panel coming right— Kaylee: Everything's shiny, Captain. Not to fret. Mal: You told me those entry couplings would hold for another week! Kaylee: That was six months ago, Captain. Mal: My ship don't crash. If she crashes, you crashed her.

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