| Quote | Firefly or Serenity? |
| 'Do you know what the definition of a hero is? Someone who gets other people killed.' | |
| 'Always thought the name Serenity had a vaguely funereal sound to it.' | |
| 'Well, they tell ya, 'Never hit a man with a closed fist.' But it is, on occasion, hilarious.' | |
| 'Do not fear me. Ours is a peaceful race and we must live in harmony. ' | |
| 'Mercy is the mark of a great man...guess I'm just a good one...well, I'm alright.' | |
| 'My god, you're like a trained ape. Without the training.' | |
| 'Everybody plays each other. That's all anybody ever does. We play parts. ' | |
| 'The next time you decide to stab me in the back, have the guts to do it to my face. ' | |
| 'Shepherd Book once said to me, 'If you can't do something smart, do something right.'' | |
| 'How we treat our dead is part of what makes us different...than those did the slaughtering. ' | |
| 'You are not the plucky hero, the Alliance is not an evil empire, and this is not the grand arena.' | |
| 'Goin' on a year now I ain't had nothin' twixt my nethers weren't run on batteries! ' | |
| 'Well, they tell ya, 'Never hit a man with a closed fist.' But it is, on occasion, hilarious.' | |
| 'You guys always bring me the very best violence.' | |
| 'Do you know what the definition of a hero is? Someone who gets other people killed.' | |
| 'Dear Buddha, please bring me a pony and a plastic rocket... ' | |
| 'Dear diary: Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy.' | |
| 'When I talk about belief, why do you always assume I'm talking about God? ' | |
| 'Man is stronger by far than woman, yet only woman can create a child. Does that seem right to you?' | |
| 'Always thought the name Serenity had a vaguely funereal sound to it.' | |
| 'You are not the plucky hero, the Alliance is not an evil empire, and this is not the grand arena.' | |
| 'Mercy is the mark of a great man...guess I'm just a good one...well, I'm alright.' | |
| 'Put a bullet to me. Bullet in the brain pan. Squish. ' | |
| 'Every well-bred petty crook knows that the small, concealable weapons always go to the far left of the place setting.' | |
| 'If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed. ' | |
| 'Do not fear me. Ours is a peaceful race and we must live in harmony. ' | |
| 'The people here stopped fighting. And then they stopped everything else.' | |
| 'Goin' on a year now I ain't had nothin' twixt my nethers weren't run on batteries! ' | |
| 'No power in the 'verse can stop me.' | |
| 'I aim to misbehave.' | |
| 'The next time you decide to stab me in the back, have the guts to do it to my face. ' | |
| 'Everybody plays each other. That's all anybody ever does. We play parts. ' | |
| 'Shepherd Book once said to me, 'If you can't do something smart, do something right.'' | |
| 'How we treat our dead is part of what makes us different...than those did the slaughtering. ' | |
| 'I am a leaf on the wind - watch how I soar. ' | |
| 'My god, you're like a trained ape. Without the training.' | |