“You don't need strength as much as speed....” – Inara

Inara

You don't need strength as much as speed. We're fragile creatures. It takes less than a pound of pressure to cut skin.

Mal

You know that? They teach you that in whore academy?

Inara

You have a strange sense of nobility, Captain. You'll lay a man out for implying I'm a whore, but you keep calling me one to my face.

Mal

I might not show respect to your job, but he didn't respect you. That's the difference. Inara, he doesn't even see you.

Inara

Well, I guess death will solve the issue to everyone's satisfaction.