Galen quotes from Crusade

Galen

Never contradict a Technomage when he's saving your life. Again.

Galen

Yes, quite right. If you wanted to think, you should never have joined the military in the first place.

Galen

When you have reached the end of the road, then you can decide whether to go to the left or to the right, to fire or to water. If you make those decisions before you have even set foot upon the road, it will take you nowhere. [pauses] Except to a bad end.

Galen

If I'm going to die, I'd rather do so in a room with a view.

Galen

Oh, how wonderful. A paradigm. I'm sure the race that died beneath us would love to know that their fate had been reduced to a paradigm.[pauses] Sorry. Do go on.

Galen

Now that I have your attention, be a good fellow and humor me.

Galen

I was just thinking on whether or not a comment would be 'most wanted or least needed'.

Gideon

I thought you said you don't hold a grudge?

Galen

I don't. I have no surviving enemies. At all.

Eilerson

I say we find out what the problem is, take care of it. I believe blowing it up is the usual solution to these things. And then we go back for the rest, and avenge the untimely death of Crewman...

Matheson

Varelli.

Eilerson

Varelli. [pauses] Vivisected. Terrible way to die. We have to have our priorities, after all.

Galen

Did you say... vivisected?

Yes, nearly all his internal organs were missing.

Galen

...now that is interesting...

Galen

In the end, it's all the story of Job, isn't it?

Gideon

Some days, it feels like our faith is being tested, same as his.

Galen

Where do you put your faith, Matthew? In science? Your luck? This ship?

Gideon

I haven't decided.

Galen

Well, then, if this is the story of Job, a great deal of people are being inconvenienced for your benefit. Hope you appreciate it.

Galen

The answer is still no. For now.

Then there's hope?

Galen

There is always hope, only because that is the one thing no one has figured out how to kill. Yet.

Galen

I want you to know that this thing just made a very large dent in my ship. Did you ever think about looking outside before you start throwing things overboard?

Gideon

Maybe next time you'll let us know when you're coming. So what brings you here this time?

Galen

An attempt, in all probability foolish and useless, to prevent you from going down to that planet.

Gideon

Galen, my people have been looking for this place since we left Earth. Now that you're here, what could you possibly say that would change that?

Galen

Well, how about if you go down there, the odds are that none of you will return alive? [pauses] Clear me for docking. Put away the breakables. Turn on the landing lights. I'm coming in.

Galen

If I'm right, this is definitely something you should see.

Gideon

And if you're wrong?

Galen

Oh well that hardly seems likely, now does it?

Galen

The teeth are a very nice touch.

You think so? Not too big?

Galen

No, I think they are just about right.

Yes, I suppose you're right.

Galen

What have you done to your quarters?

I made it the right size. I don't know why everybody else always makes things huge. This is the way I like it, nice and small. Have a seat.

Galen

Do you think I'm hiding things from you?

Gideon says we all have things to hide.

Galen

Does he? How unfortunate. I was hoping he'd come farther than that.