Elim Garak quotes from Deep Space Nine

On your feet.

Kira

Why?

We prefer our prisoners standing when they die.

Anyone have any last words?

Damar

You may kill us, but Cardassia will never—

[interrupting Damar] Silence. Final words are not permitted.

How disappointing.

(as Jem'Hadar soldiers destroy his childhood home) All during the years of my exile, I imagined what it would be like to come home. I even thought of living in this house again, with Mila. But now she's dead, and this house is about to be reduced to a pile of rubble. My Cardassia is gone.

Kira

(holds out a gun) Then fight for a new Cardassia.

(takes it) I have an even better reason, Commander—revenge.

Kira

[to herself] That works, too.

We have a problem.

Kira

Only one?

It's a rather large problem. The cargo bay door is made of neutronium.

Kira Nerys

Then the explosives we brought aren't even going to make a dent.

You see the problem.

What do we do?

Damar

I don't know. But I'm through hiding in basements.

Damar

I fail to see what is so funny, Garak.

Well, isn't it obvious? Here we are, ready to storm the castle, prepared to sacrifice our lives in a noble effort to slay the Dominion beast in its lair— [Kira begins to laugh uncontrollably] —and we can't even get inside the gates!

Kira

Maybe— maybe we could go up to the door and ask the Jem'Hadar to let us in.

Damar

Or just send the Shapeshifter out to us.

[sobers gradually] As I said, we have a problem.

I wish you hadn't done that. That was Weyoun's last clone.

I was hoping you would say that.

Bashir

Eight-hundred-million dead.

The casualty report's still coming in. (Turns to Bashir) Well, aren't you going to congratulate me, Doctor? My exile is now officially over; I've returned home. (pause) Or rather to what's left of it.

Bashir

(stammering, looking for the right thing to say) Listen, I— I— I know that this must seem...

You know, some may say that we've gotten just what we deserved. After all, we are not entirely innocent, are we? And I'm not just speaking of the Bajoran occupation. No, our whole history is one of arrogant aggression. We've collaborated with the Dominion, betrayed the entire Alpha Quadrant. Oh, no, no, no, there's no doubt about it—we're guilty as charged.

Bashir

You and I both know the Cardassians are a strong people, they'll survive. Cardassia will survive—

Oh, please, Doctor, spare me your insufferable Federation optimism! Of course, it'll survive. But not as the Cardassia I knew! We had a rich and ancient culture—our literature, music, art was second to none! And now so much of it is... lost. So many of our best people, our most gifted minds....

Bashir

(places a hand on Garak's shoulder) I'm sorry, Garak. I didn't mean—

Oh, it's... it's quite alright, Doctor. You've been such a good friend, I'm going to miss our lunches together.

Bashir

Oh, I'm sure we'll see each other again.

I'd like to think so, but one can never say. We live in uncertain times.(leaves)