Operations quotes from La Femme Nikita

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It's been two years. That's our policy. We start making exceptions, we're no better than the CIA. Cancel her.

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If she fails, you fail.

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If you think we just played an impersonal game of global espionage… The fact is, what we do here is try to ensure the safety of every man, woman, and child in this so-called civilized world. There is such a thing as evil. It exists. It’s an insidious force that trickles down to innocent people. Now when we fight that force, we help save those innocent people.

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But we can't be allowed to love our friends... or hate our enemies.

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Excellent work, Nikita.

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Michael keeps up or otherwise he falls by the wayside like everyone else. We'll proceed as planned. If Michael can't cut it we might as well find out now.

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I want Michael and Quinn apprehended and brought back to Section immediately.

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I can't let you leave without a going-away present. Some advice? You think you're going to start a new life? You think you're leaving the violence and the fear behind? You're very much mistaken. Truth is, you were sheltered here. The dangers in Center are far worse, because they're far more subtle. Be especially careful of Mr. Jones - he's not what he seem.

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Nikita remains a puzzle, she continues to break Section code, and yet she manages to succeed.

Michael

What code did she break?

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Please, Michael, you've been here long enough. Information is what we do here. If you don't think that I know every detail of every operation... Why didn't you find Julie the first time you went to Nikita's apartment?

Michael

I looked everywhere.

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One would think you didn't want to find her.

Michael

That's not true.

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Nikita's not a trainee anymore. She has to be held up to the same standards as everyone else. If you can't demand that of her, then you both become a liability. That'll be all.

Nikita

Your cameras. I'm not having them in my apartment any more.

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You're not?

Nikita

No. And if you don't like it, you can-

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We can what?

Nikita

Cancel me, because I'd rather be dead than watched like an animal in the zoo.

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Are you sure about that?

Nikita

I'm very sure.

Madeline

We may have some problems with him. There was something between them.

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The question is now, can he let it go?

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Isn't today your birthday?

Madeline

No, it's the 7th.

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Today is the 7th.

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You still don't understand what you are dealing here, do you? You think you are a lonely beacon of decency in an insane world or something like that. Isn't that true? The section isn't me or Madeline or Michael. It's bigger, deeper, smarter than any of us.

Nikita

You make it sound like it's alive.

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Oh, yes, and we all walk a narrow path to keep it that way.

Nikita

Path without feeling, compassion, or hope.

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Yes.

Nikita

We die so the section can live.

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Yes.

Nikita

I can't accept that.

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You have no choice, Nikita. No one does, especially me. Do you understand?

Nikita

I understand that you are talking to me for once.

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With most operatives, self preservation takes over, compassion is the first thing to go.

Michael

She's different.

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Have you tried, Michael, really tried to crush out her feelings?

Michael

Of course.

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You succeeded with so many others, why not her?

Michael

She's strong.

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Is that the only reason?

Michael

Yes.

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Oh, my God.

Madeline

I'm all right. I can still function.

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I'm sending someone from Medical right away.

Madeline

No, you can't. It's too risky. We need those people.

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I need you.

Madeline

No, you need everyone working at full efficiency. I can do what I have to for at least the next six hours.

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Madeline, you ....