Spender and Cigarette Smoking Man in “The Beginning”

Spender

You're not supposed to come here. It's what was agreed to. It's the deal you made.

Cigarette Smoking Man

I had to congratulate you. Commend how you handled things. How you handled Mulder.

Spender

I did what I was asked.

Cigarette Smoking Man

You did well, son. He's on very thin ice now, you know?

Spender

Mulder will be back. As long as he lives, he won't give up.

Cigarette Smoking Man

Well, there's solutions, of course. Simple but extreme solutions. I've used these methods. They have their place. But not here.

Spender

(surprised) You've killed men?

Cigarette Smoking Man

You can kill a man but you can't kill what he stands for... Not unless you first break his spirit. That's a beautiful thing to see.