Quotation Marks – The Firefly edition

As you’ve probably figured out by now, Firefly was a fairly quotable show. Katie shared with you, earlier this week, some of the favorite pull-quotes and sayings that fans have taken away from the series. So, as we access our weekly Quotation Marks approach to one of our themed weeks, I’ve tried to pull some of the lesser known, but just as snarky, quotes from Firefly. As always, let us know in the comments if we missed one of your favorites.

“Serenity”

“We are not gonna die. You know why? Because we are so … very … pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die. Huh? Look at that chiseled jaw!” – Mal

“I know something ain’t right.” – Zoey
“Sweetie, we’re crooks. If everything were right, we’d be in jail.” – Wash

“I’ve been out of the abbey two days, I’ve beaten a lawman senseless, I’ve fallen in with criminals. I watched the captain shoot the man I swore to protect. And I’m not even sure if I think he was wrong. I believe… I just… I think I’m on the wrong ship.” – Book
“Maybe. Or maybe you’re exactly where you ought to be.” – Inara

“I’m trying to put this as delicately as I can … how do I know you won’t kill me in my sleep?” – Simon
“You don’t know me, son, so let me put this to you plainly: If I ever kill you, you’ll be awake. You’ll be facing me. And you’ll be armed.” – Mal

“The Train Job”

“You know what the chain of command is? It’s the chain I go get and beat you with ’til you understand who’s in ruttin’ command here!” – Jayne

“Bushwacked”

“You fought with Captain Reynolds in the war?” – Alliance Commander
“Fought with a lot of people in the war.” – Zoe
“And your husband?” – Alliance Commander
“Fight with him sometimes, too.” – Zoe

“Shindig”

“Planet’s coming up a mite fast.” – Zoe
“That’s just ’cause — I’m going down too quick. Likely crash and kill us all.” – Wash
“[As he is walking off the bridge] Well, that happens, let me know.” – Mal

“Safe”

“They weren’t cows inside. They were waiting to be, but they forgot. Now they see sky, and they remember what they are.” – River
“Is it bad that what she said made perfect sense to me?” – Mal

“That’s … that’s quite a lot of blood, isn’t it?” – Book
“Just means you ain’t dead.” – Mal

“’Fraid I might be needing a preacher.” – Book
“That’s good. You just lie there and be ironical.” – Mal

“Cap will come up with a plan.” – Zoe
“Well, that’s good. Right?” – Kaylee
“Possible you’re not recalling some of his previous plans.” – Zoe

“Our Mrs. Reynolds”

“Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill ‘em right back! Wife or no, you are no one’s property to be tossed aside. You got the right same as anyone to live and try to kill people.” – Mal to Saffron

“Every planet has its own weird customs. About a year before we met, I spent six weeks on a moon where the principal form of recreation was juggling geese. My hand to God. Baby geese. Goslings. They were juggled.” – Wash

“I do know my Bible, sir, “On the night of their betrothal, the wife shall open to the man as the furrow to the plow, and he shall work in her, in and again, till she bring him to his fall, and rest him then upon the sweat of her breast.” – Saffron
“Whoa. Good Bible.” – Mal

“Jaynestown”

“I swear … when it’s appropriate.” – Simon
“Simon, the whole point of swearing is that it ain’t appropriate.” – Kaylee

“It’s not about … making sense. It’s about believing in something. And letting that belief be real enough to change your life. It’s about faith. You don’t fix faith, River. It fixes you.” – Book

“Out of Gas”

“Catalyzer on the port compression coil blew. It’s where the trouble started.” – Kaylee
“K … I need that in captain dummy-talk, Kaylee.” – Mal
“We’re dead in the water.” – Kaylee

“Ariel”

“Look, you got a little stabbed the other day. That’s bound to make anyone a mite ornery.” – Mal

“War Stories”

“Yes, I’d forgotten—you’re moon-lighting as a criminal mastermind now. Got your next heist planned?” – Book
“No. But, I’m thinking about growing a big black mustache. I’m a traditionalist.” – Simon

“How you farin’ with that, Doctor?” – Mal
“I don’t know. I, uh, I never— never shot anyone before.” – Simon
“I was there, son. I’m fair sure you haven’t shot anyone … yet.” – Book

“Trash”

“[Mal frisks Saffron] You missed a spot.” – Saffron
“Can’t miss a place you’ve never been.” – Mal

“The Message”

“My food is problematic.” – River
“Girl’s a mind-readin’ genius, can’t even figure out how to eat an ice planet.” – Jayne

“Heart of Gold

“Nandi, this is Malcolm Reynolds.” – Inara
“I appreciate your coming.” – Nandi
“Well, any friend of Inara’s is a strictly businesslike relationship of mine.” – Mal

“Objects in Space”

“If I want a lot of medical jargon, I’ll talk to a doctor.” – Mal
“You are talking to a doctor.” – Simon

“Psychic, though? That sounds like something out of science fiction.” – Wash
“We live in a spaceship, dear.” – Zoe
“So?” – Wash

“You’re outta your mind.” – Simon
“That’s between me and my mind.” – Early