Mal Reynolds quotes from Firefly

Where's River at now?

Mal

In her room, which I'm thinking we bolt from the outside from now on.

Wash

That a little extreme, isn't it?

Jayne

Anyone remember her comin' at me with a butcher's knife?

Wash

[reminiscently] Wacky fun…

Jayne

You wanna go, little man?

Wash

Only if it's someplace with candlelight.

Zoe

Sir, I know she's unpredictable. But I don't think she'd harm anyone.

Jayne

Butcher's knife?!

Zoe

Anyone we can't spare.

Mal

Girl knows things. Things she shouldn't. Things she couldn't.

Jayne

What, are you— are you sayin' she's a witch?

Wash

[sarcastically] Yes, Jayne. She's a witch. She has had congress with the beast.

Jayne

She's in Congress?

Wash

How did your brain even learn human speech? I'm just so curious.

Wash

Psychic, though? That sounds like something out of science fiction.

Zoe

We live in a spaceship, dear.

Wash

So?

Jayne

Well… I don't like the idea of someone hearin' what I'm thinkin'.

Inara

No one likes the idea of hearing what you're thinking.

Book

The Alliance could have any number of uses for a psychic.

Zoe

A psychic… or an assassin.

Simon

She's just a kid! And she just wants to be a... kid.

Mal

I wish it were that simple.

Jayne

Yeah, and if wishes were horses, we'd all be eatin' steak.

Mal

Ugh. What the hell's goin' on here?

I need you to do me a favor, captain.

Mal

There was a guy. He was very blurry. You gotta be careful. Ugh. How come there's a guy on board and how come you're all of a sudden the ship?

I know you have questions.

Mal

That would be why I just asked them.

But there isn't a lot of time, captain. I need you to trust me.

Mal

Am I dreamin'?

We all are.

Don't make faces.

[outside Serenity in a space suit] You made the right move, darlin'. Best for you to go with old Early.

Mal

[appears behind him] You think so? Some of us feel differently.

River

Permission to come aboard?

Mal

You know, you ain't quite right.

River

[smiles] That's the popular theory.

Mal

Go on, get in there. Give your brother a thrashin' for messin' up your plan.

River

[tiredly] He takes so much looking after.

Inara

Any chance that shiong-mung duh kwong-run might survive?

Mal

Air he had left, I'd say his chance'd be about one in… a very large number.

Mal

So... how goes the flock?

Book

At the moment? To their homes. To fetch their guns.

Mal

Prayerful group you found yourself here, Shepherd. And here I thought that book of yours had a thing in it about not killing folks.

Book

It does. Comes a bit before the one about not stealing.

Jayne

Stop chasin' us! We don't got your damn money! Go chase the guys with the money!!!

Zoe

Jayne, you yelling like that's only going to make them want to shoot you more.

Jayne

How you figure?

Zoe

Because it makes me want to shoot you.

Mal

Get her fueled, Wash.

Wash

With dirt? With cheap dirt?

Mal

Anyone else has words, now would be the time.

River

I hate that color on you. I always have.

Mal

You kill me. What then?

I dunno. I imagine I'll get a hobby or something…

Zoe

And after we kill 'em all, sir?

Mal

Honestly, my thinking hadn't gotten that far.

Zoe

Where are we going, sir?

Mal

The same as always. Forward.