“The Abandoned” quotes from Deep Space Nine

Sisko

[angry] You bought a child?!

Quark

I just thought that I was buying some wreckage. How was I supposed to know that there was a baby in there?

Sisko

Maybe you should inspect the merchandise before you make the deal. Or isn't there a Rule of Acquisition for that?

Quark

There is, and usually I do.

Quark

Now, wait a minute! I paid good money for that wreckage and [Sisko gives him a baleful look]...now it's yours. Enjoy.

Jadzia Dax

I think we've solved the mystery of our young visitor, Benjamin. He's a Jem'Hadar.

Chief O'Brien

[discussing the Jem'Hadar youth] I still don't understand why they would engineer someone to be addicted to a certain chemical.

Odo

I suspect it's another way of ensuring the loyalty of the Jem'Hadar to the Founders. If your soldiers are addicted to a drug that can't be replicated and only you can provide, that gives you a great deal of control over them.

Chief O'Brien

Seems a pretty cold-blooded thing to do.

Odo

My people don't have blood, chief.

Major Kira Nerys

[referring to the Jem'Hadar youth] How long do you think you're going to be able to control him?

Odo

I'm not trying to control anybody. I'm just trying to give him some choices other than becoming a laboratory specimen or a Jem'Hadar soldier.

Major Kira Nerys

I never thought I would say this to you, Odo, but you are listening to your heart, not your head. That boy was created in a laboratory! His body, his mind, his instincts, are all designed to do one thing; to kill.

Odo

My body, mind, and instincts were designed to be a Founder. You were trained to be a terrorist. But each of us chose to be something different. I just want to give him the same chance we've had!

Major Kira Nerys

All right. Give him a chance. Just don't forget: he is a Jem'Hadar. He's dangerous.

Odo

I'm well aware of the risk, Major.

Major Kira Nerys

I hope so."