Adelle DeWitt quotes from Dollhouse

In their resting state, our actives are as innocent and vulnerable as children. We call it the "Tabula Rasa". The blank slate. Now imagine the imprint process filling it, creating a new personality. A friend, a lover, a confidant in a sea of enemies. Your heart's desire made flesh. And when the engagement has been completed, all memory of you and your time together will be wiped clean.

There are three flowers in a vase. The third flower is green.

DeWitt

Everyone has their first date. And the object is to hide your flaws. And then you're in a relationship, and it's all about hiding your disappointment. And then, once you're married, it's about hiding your sins.

Adelle

[to Topher] The cold reality is that everyone here was chosen because their morals have been compromised in some way. Everyone, except you. You, Topher, were chosen because you had no morals. You have always thought of people as playthings. This is not a judgment. You’ve always taken very good care of your toys, but you’re simply going to have to let this one go.

Adelle

I would no sooner allow you near one of our other Actives as I would a mad dog near a child, given that you're a raping scumbag one tick shy of a murderer. I can't recall do you take sugar?

DeWitt

Once a Sleeper Active's protocol has been triggered, the thing you're facing will neither be reasoned with, or stopped.

DeWitt

You didn't come to the Dollhouse because of Echo. You came because you work for Rossum. That means your option tend to slim to three: carry out Rossum's work without question, the attic or death. The moment you stepped into this house, you, in effect. gave us your life. And you must decide if that is to be put to good use, or laid to waste. I have seen the future, Mr. Langton. And it is not for the weak.

I'm talking about a clean slate.

Echo

You ever try and clean an actual slate? You always see what was on it before.

Dominic

I don't like it.

DeWitt

Good. It's your job not to like it, Mr. Dominic. But Senator Boxbaum is more than just a valued client, he's a well placed asset. Denying his request would have a steeper downside than acquiescing.

Dominic

It's not the job. I'm confident Langton can handle the ATF. It's Echo. Her field response has been wildly erratic lately.

DeWitt

She's demonstrated a talent for adaptability, which is precisely what's required in this instance.

Dominic

They shouldn't be adaptable, they should be predictable. If Alpha didn't teach us that much?

DeWitt

You don't like Echo, do you Mr. Dominic?

Dominic

It's not that I don't like her. It's sometimes I worry you do.

DeWitt

Your objections have been noted. Thank you, Mr. Dominic.

Topher

The actual procedure isn't any more complicated than laser eye correction, it ain't brain surgery.

Dr. Saunders

Actually, it is brain surgery. We're going to be turning Echo into a human camera, and in order to do that, she's going to have to be made blind.

Topher

Not permanently. [Dr. Saunders shoots him a look] In theory.

DeWitt

So this is it?

Topher

Yes. The latest in CSEVP: Cortical Stimulation for Evocation of Visual Perception.

Dr. Saunders

Brain camera for the blind.

Topher

Or that.

DeWitt

Why didn't you tell us you were setting up Hearn?

Boyd

He had to be clear. He had to be flush with success or he'd never have tried again.

DeWitt

You will never take action like that on your own again inside these walls. Am I clear?

Boyd

You're clear.

DeWitt

A bonus has been wired to your account.

Boyd

I don't need a bonus.

DeWitt

Well I need to give it to you.

DeWitt

Can you imagine at all why it is that you're not dead?

You've probably got something worse planned. Are you going to erase my brain, turn me into one of your fantasy boys?

DeWitt

I find it a bit sad that you think of yourself as a candidate for anyone's fantasy.

You know you're sweet on me.

DeWitt

Are you making any progress?

Topher

I'm working! What are you doing, besides ... being ...

DeWitt

Being what?

Topher

Wait a minute.

DeWitt

Sarcastic? Unfeeling? British?

Topher

It's an animal.

DeWitt

Where?

Topher

No! The word!

DeWitt

Still you have to admit I am very British. I don't say hard ... 'Rs'

Topher

You know what I like? Brown Sauce? What's it made of? Science doesn't know!

DeWitt

It's made of brown.

Topher

Brown...mined from the earth by the hard scrabble brown miners of north Brownderton!

DeWitt

Oh my god, I find lentils completely incomprehensible.

Topher

Our problems are huge and indomitable.

DeWitt

Ooh, I could eat that word. Or a crisp. Do you have any crisps?

Topher

You haven't seen my drawer of inappropriate starches?

DeWitt

Congratulations, Mr. Langton.

Boyd

For what?

DeWitt

For becoming our new head of security.

Boyd

I appreciate the offer, but I'd prefer to stay with Echo. I need to take care of her.

DeWitt

Apparently you don't. It seems she's the one taking care of us.