Physical appearance doesn’t matter so terribly. You look for compatibility of spirit. There’s an energy about a person that’s difficult to hide. You try to feel that…[to Kaylee]
One of the virtues of not being puritanical about sex is not feeling embarrassed afterwards. You should look into it.[to Mal]
One cannot always be oneself in the company of men.
You have a strange sense of nobility, Captain. You’ll lay a man out for implying I’m a wh**e, but you keep calling me one to my face.[to Mal]
Please, spend an hour with him.[The Operative: Captain Reynolds, I should tell you, so that you don’t waste your time, you can’t make me angry.]
No one likes the idea of hearing what you’re thinking.[Jayne Cobb: Well, I don’t like the idea of someone hearing what I’m thinking.]
Mal, if you’re being a gentleman, I may die of shock.
Every problem is an opportunity in disguise.[to Mr. Higgins]
As with other situations, the key seems to be giving Jayne a heavy stick and standing back.[to Mal]
A man is just a boy who’s old enough to ask that question.[Fess Higgins: Aren’t I supposed to be a man now?]