Avon quotes from Blake's 7

Wisdom must be gathered, it cannot be given.

Don't philosophise at me, you electronic moron!

[Picks up one of Liberator's side-arms] Hand gun?

It's a bit elaborate for a tooth pick.

Depends how elaborate their teeth were.

Jenna

You wouldn't be trying to get rid of me, would you?

I have to get rid of Blake first. You're next on my list.

Jenna

That would have been very disarming, if I didn't know that you meant it.

Seven of us can run this ship properly.

Vila

Six, surely.

You forgot Zen.

You're not counting that machine as a member of the crew.

Oh, what do you say to that, Zen?

Please state course and speed.

Very diplomatic. Set a course for Centero, speed standard by two.

Confirmed.

Except that we're not going to hide. Very soon now the Federation ships will know exactly where we are. Or at least where we've been.

Vila

I don't follow you.

Oh, but you do. And that's the problem.

Cally

Out!

Vila

No need for belligerence, pretty lady! I'm harmless!

Vila

Quick, isn't she?

Cally

Is he one of your crew?

One of them.

[offscreen] And he's useless, as he said!

I've had a gun on you the whole time. You were dead as soon as you broke cover.

Vila

"Harmless" was the word I used.

And you couldn't even get that right!

Thank you... why?

Automatic reaction, I'm as surprised as you are.

I'm not surprised.

I'll tell you a fact of life, Blake! Change is inevitable!

Why else do we fight, Avon?

Cally

They're taking too long.

That's the trouble with heroics, they seldom run to schedule.

Jenna

They'll find it. There's not going to be a sign up there saying This way to the cipher room.

They may need help.

Cally

I think so too.

They would have called in.

Jenna

Avon's right.

I usually am.

[Over communicator] Are you Awake?

Vila

No.

That's what I thought. It's very quiet here. If it should get noisy, I'll be in touch.

Cally

Blake will return...

You can bet your life on it. In fact, you've just bet both our lives on it.

Cally

My people have a saying: A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.

Life expectancy must be fairly short among your people.

You're quite sure about volunteering to stay?

Cally

Well, we must help these people.

Must we? Personally I don't care if their whole planet turns into a mushroom. I shall stay because I don't like an unsolved mystery.

Cally

I thought you mistrusted instinct?

I do. So I am probably wrong.

I get the distinct feeling I offended Zen's professional pride.

It's just a machine, Blake.

Vila

And he should know.

Well, Avon is the expert.

Vila

That's not what I meant.

No. He was calling me a machine. But since he undoubtedly defines himself as a human being, I shall choose to take that as more of a compliment than anything else.