Babylon 5 Quotes
G'Kar: It is now seven days since we lost Captain Sheridan and Mr. Garibaldi. In a way I think we have also lost Ivanova. It is as though her heart has been pierced and her spirit has poured out through the wound. She blames herself. It is foolish; it is destructive; it is…human. Ambassador Mollari has returned to Centauri Prime to take up his role as advisor of planetary security. I suppose he is quite happy with his new position. It's what he always wanted: power, title, responsibility. I think he is more alone than anyone else in the universe. Delenn has refused to eat for seven days, fasting, praying, and waiting. Delenn believes; I think she is the only one who does. The Shadows have paused in their pursuit of war and everywhere there is a sense of imminent change. Whether it is a change for good or ill, no one could tell, because no one has answered two very important questions:
Where is Mr. Garibaldi? And what happened to Captain Sheridan at Z'ha'dum?
Where is Mr. Garibaldi? And what happened to Captain Sheridan at Z'ha'dum?
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G'Kar: Our thoughts form the universe. They always matter.
. . .
[G'Kar observes a picture of Daffy Duck on Garibaldi's wall.]
G'Kar: I was studying this image. Is it one of his household gods?
Zack Allan: [chuckles] That's Daf—Yeah, well, in a way I suppose it is. It's sort of the Egyptian god of frustration.
G'Kar: Most appropriate!
. . .
[G'Kar observes a picture of Daffy Duck on Garibaldi's wall.]
G'Kar: I was studying this image. Is it one of his household gods?
Zack Allan: [chuckles] That's Daf—Yeah, well, in a way I suppose it is. It's sort of the Egyptian god of frustration.
G'Kar: Most appropriate!
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[Lyta pays Ivanova a late-night visit.]
Suasn Ivanova: Have you ever heard of the hour of the wolf?
Lyta Alexander: No.
Ivanova: My father told me about it. It's the time between three and four in the morning. You can't sleep, and all you can see is the troubles and the problems and the ways that your life should've gone but didn't. All you can hear is the sound of your own heart. I've been living in the hour of the wolf for seven days, Lyta. Seven days. The wolf and I are now on a first-name basis. [She sits down and sees that Lyta is still standing.] Ah, please. [She points at a chair, and Lyta gets her drift and sits.] In times like this, my father used to take one large glass of vodka before bed. To keep the wolf away, he said. And then he would take three very small drinks of vodka, just in case she had cubs while she was waiting outside. [takes a drink] It doesn't work.
Suasn Ivanova: Have you ever heard of the hour of the wolf?
Lyta Alexander: No.
Ivanova: My father told me about it. It's the time between three and four in the morning. You can't sleep, and all you can see is the troubles and the problems and the ways that your life should've gone but didn't. All you can hear is the sound of your own heart. I've been living in the hour of the wolf for seven days, Lyta. Seven days. The wolf and I are now on a first-name basis. [She sits down and sees that Lyta is still standing.] Ah, please. [She points at a chair, and Lyta gets her drift and sits.] In times like this, my father used to take one large glass of vodka before bed. To keep the wolf away, he said. And then he would take three very small drinks of vodka, just in case she had cubs while she was waiting outside. [takes a drink] It doesn't work.
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Ivanova: Lennier, get us the hell out of here!
Lennier: Initiating "getting the hell out of here" maneuver.
Lennier: Initiating "getting the hell out of here" maneuver.
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G'Kar: [admiring Marcus's (closed) Minbari fighting pike] May I?
[Marcus hands him the pike.]
Marcus Cole: To open it, you press…
[G'Kar presses the button and opens the pike; it telescopes out, barely missing Marcus and knocking over a crate]
G'Kar: I like it!
[Marcus hands him the pike.]
Marcus Cole: To open it, you press…
[G'Kar presses the button and opens the pike; it telescopes out, barely missing Marcus and knocking over a crate]
G'Kar: I like it!
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Lorien: It's easy to find something worth dying for. Do you have anything worth living for? paraphrased from Wilhelm Stekel, "The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one."
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[Ivanova insists she does not need a translator to command a Minbari-crewed White Star.]
Susan Ivanova: [in Minbari] Engines at full…high power hatrack ratcatcher to port weapons…brickbat lingerie!
Marcus Cole: It's…
Delenn: Um, very good!
Marcus: Bit of an accent. But yes, very good.
Delenn: But it is not enough to speak Minbari; you must also think in our language.
Marcus: It can take a few seconds to translate an order. And we all know a lot can happen in a few seconds: Crash, boom, burn.
Delenn: Exactly. So Marcus will accompany you.
Ivanova: [protesting] That's not…
Delenn: [to Marcus] Do you mind?
Marcus: Not at all. Love to.
[Ivanova sees she's beaten.]
Ivanova: All right. Meet me early in the morning, or I'm leaving without you. [She stalks off.]
Marcus: [calling after her] I'll be there!
Delenn: Tell the crew that if anyone laughs, they will answer to me personally.
Susan Ivanova: [in Minbari] Engines at full…high power hatrack ratcatcher to port weapons…brickbat lingerie!
Marcus Cole: It's…
Delenn: Um, very good!
Marcus: Bit of an accent. But yes, very good.
Delenn: But it is not enough to speak Minbari; you must also think in our language.
Marcus: It can take a few seconds to translate an order. And we all know a lot can happen in a few seconds: Crash, boom, burn.
Delenn: Exactly. So Marcus will accompany you.
Ivanova: [protesting] That's not…
Delenn: [to Marcus] Do you mind?
Marcus: Not at all. Love to.
[Ivanova sees she's beaten.]
Ivanova: All right. Meet me early in the morning, or I'm leaving without you. [She stalks off.]
Marcus: [calling after her] I'll be there!
Delenn: Tell the crew that if anyone laughs, they will answer to me personally.
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Marcus: At least a dozen ships have reported seeing something rather godlike in the area, and since neither you nor I were there, it must be one of the First Ones.
Ivanova: [smiling] You're having delusions of grandeur again.
Marcus: Well, if you're gonna have delusions, may as well go for the really satisfying ones.
Ivanova: [smiling] You're having delusions of grandeur again.
Marcus: Well, if you're gonna have delusions, may as well go for the really satisfying ones.
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[Londo attempts to recruit Vir into the conspiracy to assassinate Emperor Cartagia.]
Vir Cotto: I've never been involved in a conspiracy to kill anyone before, not to mention the Emperor! I thought we were past this centuries ago! I mean, there's got to be another way, Londo! I mean, can't we reason with him or something…
. . .
[after meeting Cartagia and hearing him bemoan G'Kar's refusal to scream, despite being tortured in supremely painful ways]
Vir: Londo? Remember what I said before about "there must be another way"? I was wrong. Kill him!
Vir Cotto: I've never been involved in a conspiracy to kill anyone before, not to mention the Emperor! I thought we were past this centuries ago! I mean, there's got to be another way, Londo! I mean, can't we reason with him or something…
. . .
[after meeting Cartagia and hearing him bemoan G'Kar's refusal to scream, despite being tortured in supremely painful ways]
Vir: Londo? Remember what I said before about "there must be another way"? I was wrong. Kill him!
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Marcus: Anyone special waiting for you back home?
Ivanova: No, not anymore. You?
Marcus: [bashful] Someone. She doesn't know it yet.
Ivanova: That's a strange way to pursue a relationship.
Marcus: I suppose so. Ah…I want this thing to go right. I want it to be special.
Ivanova: Oh. A romantic! I don't think I've felt that way since the first time!
Marcus: That's what I'm talking about.
[Susan's eyes narrow, get wide, then get wider.]
Ivanova: You mean you don't…you haven't…
Marcus: Yes.
Ivanova: You're a…
Marcus: Exactly.
Ivanova: With anyone?
Marcus: Never met the right person before.
Ivanova: Wow. I thought the First Ones were rare! Well, I hope she appreciates it.
Marcus: So do I. It's… [An alarm goes off.] I'm picking something up!
Ivanova: A unicorn? [he gives her a confused look] Sorry.
Ivanova: No, not anymore. You?
Marcus: [bashful] Someone. She doesn't know it yet.
Ivanova: That's a strange way to pursue a relationship.
Marcus: I suppose so. Ah…I want this thing to go right. I want it to be special.
Ivanova: Oh. A romantic! I don't think I've felt that way since the first time!
Marcus: That's what I'm talking about.
[Susan's eyes narrow, get wide, then get wider.]
Ivanova: You mean you don't…you haven't…
Marcus: Yes.
Ivanova: You're a…
Marcus: Exactly.
Ivanova: With anyone?
Marcus: Never met the right person before.
Ivanova: Wow. I thought the First Ones were rare! Well, I hope she appreciates it.
Marcus: So do I. It's… [An alarm goes off.] I'm picking something up!
Ivanova: A unicorn? [he gives her a confused look] Sorry.
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[Sheridan, back from Z'ha'dum, interrupts the rabble rousers on the Zocalo.]
Drazi: Captain…we're sorry…We thought you were dead.
John Sheridan: [deadpan] I was. I'm better now.
Drazi: Captain…we're sorry…We thought you were dead.
John Sheridan: [deadpan] I was. I'm better now.
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[Ivanova and Garibaldi survey the fleet]
Michael Garibaldi: That is a hell of a lot of ships.
Susan Ivanova: And more on the way. The captain wants the biggest fleet in history if we're gonna end this war. The way things are shaping up out there it looks like he just might get it.
Garibaldi: And then what?
Ivanova: And then what what?
Garibaldi: Well if we lose, there is no "then what", and if we win, what next? We're still renegades. I don't think there's anybody left on this side of the galactic core we haven't already honked off. We can't go home. Sometimes I don't know which scares me more, winning or losing.
Ivanova: God, I thought I was depressing.
Michael Garibaldi: That is a hell of a lot of ships.
Susan Ivanova: And more on the way. The captain wants the biggest fleet in history if we're gonna end this war. The way things are shaping up out there it looks like he just might get it.
Garibaldi: And then what?
Ivanova: And then what what?
Garibaldi: Well if we lose, there is no "then what", and if we win, what next? We're still renegades. I don't think there's anybody left on this side of the galactic core we haven't already honked off. We can't go home. Sometimes I don't know which scares me more, winning or losing.
Ivanova: God, I thought I was depressing.
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[Sheridan proposes to Delenn]
John Sheridan: I, um…I wanted you to have this. I got it down in the Zocalo. It's not exactly what I had in mind, but, um…It's temporary until I can get you a real engagement ring. Um, it's an Earth custom. See, you give someone you love an engagement ring as kind of down payment for another ring. The kind you exchange when you get married. I don't know when we will be able to get around to that part of it. We may not survive the next two weeks, but I wanted you to have this and to know that whatever time I have left, I want to spend it with you.
John Sheridan: I, um…I wanted you to have this. I got it down in the Zocalo. It's not exactly what I had in mind, but, um…It's temporary until I can get you a real engagement ring. Um, it's an Earth custom. See, you give someone you love an engagement ring as kind of down payment for another ring. The kind you exchange when you get married. I don't know when we will be able to get around to that part of it. We may not survive the next two weeks, but I wanted you to have this and to know that whatever time I have left, I want to spend it with you.
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Londo Mollari: Great Maker! Your eye! Cartagia?
G'Kar: My eye offended him. Doesn't matter. I can see things now that were invisible to me before. An empty eye sees through to an empty heart.[N]
G'Kar: My eye offended him. Doesn't matter. I can see things now that were invisible to me before. An empty eye sees through to an empty heart.[N]
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[The War Council has just witnessed the Shadow planet killer in action]
Michael Garibaldi: Anyone want to tell me how the hell we're supposed to stop that?
Michael Garibaldi: Anyone want to tell me how the hell we're supposed to stop that?
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[G'Kar is aghast at his people's enthusiasm for more fighting with the departed Centauri.]
G'Lorn: With you directing us, we will finally destroy the Centauri.
G'Kar: You have just tossed someone off that throne! Would you put another in his place so quickly? The Kha'Ri spoke with many equal voices, not the one voice of a single leader.
G'Lorn: We need strength to lead us, fire to forge us. We saw that in the Centauri, learned that from them.
G'Kar: Then you have learned the wrong lessons. I will not take the throne. If the Kha'Ri is restored, I will take my place among them, but that's all. I did not fight to remove one dictator just to become another myself.
G'Lorn: But the Centauri–
G'Kar: Are a lost people! They ought to be pitied! They are already on a course for self-destruction! They do not need help from us. We need to redress our wounds, help our people, rebuild our cities!
G'Lorn: With you directing us, we will finally destroy the Centauri.
G'Kar: You have just tossed someone off that throne! Would you put another in his place so quickly? The Kha'Ri spoke with many equal voices, not the one voice of a single leader.
G'Lorn: We need strength to lead us, fire to forge us. We saw that in the Centauri, learned that from them.
G'Kar: Then you have learned the wrong lessons. I will not take the throne. If the Kha'Ri is restored, I will take my place among them, but that's all. I did not fight to remove one dictator just to become another myself.
G'Lorn: But the Centauri–
G'Kar: Are a lost people! They ought to be pitied! They are already on a course for self-destruction! They do not need help from us. We need to redress our wounds, help our people, rebuild our cities!
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Lorien: I am the last, and…I was the first.
Susan Ivanova: I have to admit, I'm a little bit skeptical about that.
Lorien: Skepticism is the language of the mind. What does your heart tell you?
Ivanova: My heart and I don't speak anymore.
Lorien: So I've noticed.
. . .
Lorien: To live on as we have is to leave behind joy, and love, and companionship, because we know it to be transitory, of the moment. We know it will turn to ash. Only those whose lives are brief can imagine that love…is eternal. You should embrace that remarkable illusion. It may be the greatest gift your race has ever received.
Susan Ivanova: I have to admit, I'm a little bit skeptical about that.
Lorien: Skepticism is the language of the mind. What does your heart tell you?
Ivanova: My heart and I don't speak anymore.
Lorien: So I've noticed.
. . .
Lorien: To live on as we have is to leave behind joy, and love, and companionship, because we know it to be transitory, of the moment. We know it will turn to ash. Only those whose lives are brief can imagine that love…is eternal. You should embrace that remarkable illusion. It may be the greatest gift your race has ever received.
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[Londo finds out Morden was behind Adira's poisoning.]
Londo Mollari: He played me! He played me like a PUPPET!
Londo Mollari: He played me! He played me like a PUPPET!
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John Sheridan: We still can't win, but it's not bad.
Marcus Cole: We can't win?
Sheridan: Against the Vorlons and the Shadows? No.
Marcus: Then what are we doing here?
Sheridan: Hoping the truth will set us free…before it kills us.
Marcus Cole: We can't win?
Sheridan: Against the Vorlons and the Shadows? No.
Marcus: Then what are we doing here?
Sheridan: Hoping the truth will set us free…before it kills us.
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Londo: Your ships are very impressive in the air, or in space, but at this moment, they are on the ground.
Morden: Right. They're on the ground. But they can sense an approaching ship miles away. So what're you gonna do, Mollari, huh? Blow up the island?
Londo: Actually…now that you mention it…
[he produces a small remote detonator]
Morden: NO!
[Londo blows up the island]
Morden: Right. They're on the ground. But they can sense an approaching ship miles away. So what're you gonna do, Mollari, huh? Blow up the island?
Londo: Actually…now that you mention it…
[he produces a small remote detonator]
Morden: NO!
[Londo blows up the island]
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Sheridan: Morning, gentlemen. This is your wakeup call.
[Sheridan detonates three nuclear devices among the Shadow and Vorlon ships.]
Lyta Alexander: Captain?
Sheridan: Hmm?
Lyta: They're pissed.
[Sheridan detonates three nuclear devices among the Shadow and Vorlon ships.]
Lyta Alexander: Captain?
Sheridan: Hmm?
Lyta: They're pissed.
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[Delenn and Sheridan "negotiate" an end to the Vorlon-Shadow War]
Delenn: The others have rejected you! How do you have a war when no one will fight for either of you?
Sheridan: We refuse to take sides in this anymore! And we refuse to let you turn us against one another! We know who we are now. We can find our own way between order and chaos!
Delenn: You can kill us one by one, and those who follow us, and those who follow them, on and on, every race, every planet. Until there's no one left to kill. You will have failed as guardians. And you will be alone.
Sheridan: It's over because we've decided it's over. Now get the hell out of our galaxy! Both of you!
[The Vorlons and Shadows hesitate, but Lorien steps in]
Lorien: As I taught you and stepped aside, now you must do the same. Our age is past. This…belongs to the younger races now. They have learned to stand on their own. They have learned…to understand. Time to let them go.
Shadow: Will you…come…with us?
Lorien: I have been here since the beginning. I will not leave you now. I will go with you beyond the Rim, and we will see again all those who went ahead of us, all those who we have missed for so long.
Vorlon: Then…we will not be alone?
Lorien: No. Never alone.
[The Vorlons and Shadows disappear, and their respective fleets leave the system]
Marcus: Did we just win?
Ivanova: Don't jinx it.
[Lorien turns to address Sheridan and Delenn]
Lorien: I waited a long time for someone to find me. Now, like the others, I find I hate to leave. But none of us can stay behind this time. That was why it was necessary to find all the remaining First Ones. This…is yours now. And you have an obligation…to do as we have done. To teach the races that will follow you and, when your time comes, as our
Delenn: The others have rejected you! How do you have a war when no one will fight for either of you?
Sheridan: We refuse to take sides in this anymore! And we refuse to let you turn us against one another! We know who we are now. We can find our own way between order and chaos!
Delenn: You can kill us one by one, and those who follow us, and those who follow them, on and on, every race, every planet. Until there's no one left to kill. You will have failed as guardians. And you will be alone.
Sheridan: It's over because we've decided it's over. Now get the hell out of our galaxy! Both of you!
[The Vorlons and Shadows hesitate, but Lorien steps in]
Lorien: As I taught you and stepped aside, now you must do the same. Our age is past. This…belongs to the younger races now. They have learned to stand on their own. They have learned…to understand. Time to let them go.
Shadow: Will you…come…with us?
Lorien: I have been here since the beginning. I will not leave you now. I will go with you beyond the Rim, and we will see again all those who went ahead of us, all those who we have missed for so long.
Vorlon: Then…we will not be alone?
Lorien: No. Never alone.
[The Vorlons and Shadows disappear, and their respective fleets leave the system]
Marcus: Did we just win?
Ivanova: Don't jinx it.
[Lorien turns to address Sheridan and Delenn]
Lorien: I waited a long time for someone to find me. Now, like the others, I find I hate to leave. But none of us can stay behind this time. That was why it was necessary to find all the remaining First Ones. This…is yours now. And you have an obligation…to do as we have done. To teach the races that will follow you and, when your time comes, as our
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G'Kar: I have seen what power does, and I have seen what power costs. The one is never equal to the other.
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[Zack is showing some new security guards the ropes at Customs.]
Zack Allan: When you come on duty always check this display. This is where you get your details on who to hold, and who to let through. Anything unusual gets flagged.
[Londo walks through the gate.]
Londo Mollari: And would I fall under the category of unusual, Mr. Allen?
Zack: Well! I didn't think we'd be seeing you again any time soon, ambassador.
Londo: Yes, I could tell, from the look of unvarnished joy on your face when I came aboard. Perhaps you would like to take a seat before you are overcome with ecstasy?
Zack: No thanks, I'm fine. So what happened, they get tired of you back home?
Londo: Tired? No, don't be absurd. Why, the Emperor himself said I would only be allowed to leave over his dead body. I thought, "Well, how strange. Mr. Allan said I would only be allowed back onto Babylon 5 over his dead body." With my busy schedule I'm afraid I can only accommodate so many requests. I'm sorry, Mr. Allan, but I'm afraid you'll simply have to wait your turn! [he leaves]
Zack: The only reason that guy is still alive is that half the time I don't know what the hell he's talking about. The other half, I wish I didn't. But that's why it's important to check in on customs on a regular basis. [Bester now appears behind him, surrounded by three security guards.] You never know who's gonna walk in that–
Alfred Bester: Just a guess, Mr. Allan, but I'd suggest the word you're looking for is "door". Now, please notify the Captain that I'm here. I need to meet with him and the rest of the Command staff ASAP. I assume my usual quarters in the brig are available? I've grown so attached to the place.
Zack: For you, Mr. Bester? Always.
[Bester and his security escort move on.]
Zack: [sighs] You ever
Zack Allan: When you come on duty always check this display. This is where you get your details on who to hold, and who to let through. Anything unusual gets flagged.
[Londo walks through the gate.]
Londo Mollari: And would I fall under the category of unusual, Mr. Allen?
Zack: Well! I didn't think we'd be seeing you again any time soon, ambassador.
Londo: Yes, I could tell, from the look of unvarnished joy on your face when I came aboard. Perhaps you would like to take a seat before you are overcome with ecstasy?
Zack: No thanks, I'm fine. So what happened, they get tired of you back home?
Londo: Tired? No, don't be absurd. Why, the Emperor himself said I would only be allowed to leave over his dead body. I thought, "Well, how strange. Mr. Allan said I would only be allowed back onto Babylon 5 over his dead body." With my busy schedule I'm afraid I can only accommodate so many requests. I'm sorry, Mr. Allan, but I'm afraid you'll simply have to wait your turn! [he leaves]
Zack: The only reason that guy is still alive is that half the time I don't know what the hell he's talking about. The other half, I wish I didn't. But that's why it's important to check in on customs on a regular basis. [Bester now appears behind him, surrounded by three security guards.] You never know who's gonna walk in that–
Alfred Bester: Just a guess, Mr. Allan, but I'd suggest the word you're looking for is "door". Now, please notify the Captain that I'm here. I need to meet with him and the rest of the Command staff ASAP. I assume my usual quarters in the brig are available? I've grown so attached to the place.
Zack: For you, Mr. Bester? Always.
[Bester and his security escort move on.]
Zack: [sighs] You ever
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Lyta Alexander: Psi Cops are trained to make everyone nervous, but Bester can make even other Psi Cops nervous.
Zack: Hell, the man can make poison ivy nervous.
Zack: Hell, the man can make poison ivy nervous.
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Bester: Ms. Alexander has no business being here. She's a blip! By all rights, I should arrest her and take her back with me.
John Sheridan: Oh, you could do that. And I could nail your head to the table, set fire to it, and feed your charred remains to the Pak'ma'ra. But…it's an imperfect world, and we never get exactly what we want. So get used to it!
John Sheridan: Oh, you could do that. And I could nail your head to the table, set fire to it, and feed your charred remains to the Pak'ma'ra. But…it's an imperfect world, and we never get exactly what we want. So get used to it!
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[Bester confronts Lyta about her enhanced telepathic abilities.]
Bester: You've been keeping me out since I got here. A good question is, why? A better question is, how? I was thinking…I may have spoken rashly before. There may be some value in not turning you over. You're stronger than the last time I saw you.
Lyta: We all change.
Bester: Yes, but this is different. I can feel it. Whatever's happened to you, you have a moral obligation to share it with the Corps, Lyta. The Corps is Mother, the Corps is Father.
Lyta: In that case, Mr. Bester…I'm an orphan.
Bester: You've been keeping me out since I got here. A good question is, why? A better question is, how? I was thinking…I may have spoken rashly before. There may be some value in not turning you over. You're stronger than the last time I saw you.
Lyta: We all change.
Bester: Yes, but this is different. I can feel it. Whatever's happened to you, you have a moral obligation to share it with the Corps, Lyta. The Corps is Mother, the Corps is Father.
Lyta: In that case, Mr. Bester…I'm an orphan.
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[the White Star arrives at Z'ha'dum]
Bester: Is that it? It looks like Hell.
Sheridan: That's about right.
Bester: Is that it? It looks like Hell.
Sheridan: That's about right.
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