When I was a child, Nolan liked to tell me this world has no natives, which means it belongs to everyone.
S1 E1Pilot
This project was commissioned by my beloved predecessor, Mayor Nicolette Riordon.
NRNicolette "Nicky" Riordon
Ex-mayor, ex-mayor. Took me eight years to quit this lousy job.
That smug shtako, he packed that audience with his own miners so he'd get a louder applause than me. What kind of a man does that? I ask you. It's juvenile, petty. It's beneath my contempt, really.
You're annoyed you didn't think of it first.
[discussing Alak] He's young. He's pushing boundaries.
Don't handle me, Stahma. Alak running wild reflects badly on this family. I've worked too hard, done too many unpleasant things to achieve legitimacy and respect.
As long as we're both trapped here, we might as well eat something.
I'm not trapped in here. If I wanted, I could have grabbed your wrist, broken every finger on your hand, taken the key card to this cell, which you left hanging from your belt, and before you knew what was happening, I'd already be out of this cage and separating your hand from the rest of you with one of my blades.
What is wrong with you?
You wanted conversation.
We strive for the best, but sometimes we fall short. Sometimes we forget ourselves, and occasionally, this new world rears up and kicks us in the teeth, but we stay. We fight because this town is worth fighting for, and if necessary, it's worth dying for.
If you rush me, we all go boom. If you yell at me, we all go boom.
S1 E2Down In the Ground Where the Dead Men Go
[about Elah Bandik] This man is a deserter. He threw down arms and ran from the Volge.
This man was brave to pick up arms in the first place! Plenty of men lose their nerve the first time in combat.
BDBen Darris
I didn't sign up for this.
SBSolomon Birch
You signed up for whatever it takes, Ben.
[to Datak] Think of your life back on Casti. You were at the bottom layer of the lowest caste. Your life was degradation and poverty. Is the Castithan way really something you're eager to preserve?
Your father's putting that much pressure on you, is he?
CMChristie McCawley
He's sort of a jackass.
Most men are. It's a characteristic that transcends species.
S1 E3The Devil In the Dark
[on Christie] She insists on bathing alone. Who does that, I ask you?
[to Nolan] I'm not like you. I'm an alien. And you made me afraid of that!
S1 E4A Well Respected Man
Funny thing is he's not looking at me, Datak. He's looking at you and I'm the guy with the gun. Mr. Skevur. Ooh, well, that cut looks nasty. I think Datak's boys got here before me. I think they impressed on you the importance of not cooperating with me. Then I get to beat on you fruitlessly for a while until Datak swoops in, whispers in your ear, and all of a sudden, the information flows. [to Datak] I get to look like a big, dumb ape. You get to look like a hero. How close am I?
Close enough. But for the record, I had no intention of whispering in this disgusting man's ear.
You know, I've had my eye on the wrong snake. You're the dangerous one.
You're very sweet.
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