Matt Mahoney quotes from Madam Secretary

Blake

If I'm not mistaken, doesn't that still solve all of our problems?

Matt

If you mean Hercutel still gets to rape the land with impunity-- uh, sorry, extract precious minerals-- then, yeah, it works out for them.

Nadine

Any questions?

Matt

Yeah. What's the wifi password?

Elizabeth

Yes, Matt, my question was largely rhetorical. But I appreciate you being at the ready with your political ire.

Matt

Well, I'm always here for you, ma'am.

Matt

Haddad has eleven wives. Why does he need a mistress?

Daisy

Have you met men?

Matt

Seeds of democracy sown.

Elizabeth

Well, let's hope they get plenty of...

Matt

Sun.

Elizabeth

Yes. And...

Matt

Moisture. And love.

Elizabeth

Okay.

Matt

Wait. You're a Panda-Cammer too?

Russell

Shut up. It's relaxing. [pause] It's good for my blood pressure.

Elizabeth

Marcia Forman is having a field day with this dissent memo.

Blake

Marcia Forman is an unhappy woman desperately trying to make herself relevant.

Matt

Aren't we all?

Elizabeth

And my remarks will be rich with praise for everything French?

Matt

Rich and thick like a fine béarnaise.

Daisy

Whew. Okay, so let's see. We busted a stalker, we rescued some priceless artifacts, took the fight to HS and saved Algeria, and we held together our most vital military alliance.

Matt

All without offending the French.

Nadine

Any one of substance will dismiss the story.

Matt

And what about the rest of the country?

Nadine

All we know so far is President Suarez was addressing the National Assembly when the earthquake hit. We have no idea why he called a session on a Sunday.

Matt

Other than he thinks he's God?

Nadine

Why can't these people speak English?

Matt

'Cause then we could understand what they're saying.

Nadine

I hate the Pentagon so much.

Elizabeth

Okay, that was a bad "um." What does that "um" mean?

Daisy

[about media coverage] It hasn't been as focused on the peace deal as we'd like.

Matt

Some pundit on Twitter is calling you Madam Sexy-tary.

Matt

Is this more Dateline?

Blake

It's semi-legitimate journalism.

Blake

I don't get it. These monks spend all week, painstakingly arranging colored sand to fit this blueprint, and then "whoosh," they just sweep it away? What's the point?

Nadine

That is the point.

Daisy

Everything's transitory.

Matt

Everything ends.

Blake

That's...very sad.

Nadine

Even that feeling...that'll pass too.

Blake

Okay, now you're just piling on.