Kaylee: You’re gonna come with us. 

Book: Excuse me?

Kaylee: You like ships; you don’t seem to be lookin’ at the destinations. What you care about is ships, and mine’s the nicest. 

Book: She don’t look like much. 

Kaylee: Oh, she’ll fool ya. You ever sail in a Firefly?

Book: Long before you were crawlin’. Not an aught-three though, didn’t have the extenders, tended to shake. 

Kaylee: So, uh, how come you don’t care where you’re going?

Book: ‘Cause how you get there’s the worthier part. 

Kaylee: Are you a missionary?

Book: I guess. I’m a Shepherd from the Southdown Abbey. Book, I’m called Book. Been out of the world for a spell, like to walk it a while. Maybe bring the Word to them as need it told. 

Kaylee: Well I’m Kaykee, and this here’s Serenity. She’s the smoothest ride from here to Boros for anyone can pay… Can you… pay, or…

Book: Well, I got a little cash, and, uh… (opens box for Kaylee)

Kaylee: Oh, grandpa!

Book: I never married. 

Firefly – Episode 1 – “Serenity”