Inara: Good afternoon, Captain.
Mal: Morning. We’re downing, and in case that Wash don’t kill us all, local time’s going to be in the a.m., 10 or so.
Inara: Yes, I saw that.
Mal: Making plans? “Atherton Wing”. He’s a regular, ain’t he?
Inara: I’ve seen him before.
Mal: Oh, I never did. Not what I pictured – young. Must be rich too, to afford your rates.
Inara: I suppose. He has engaged me for several days.
Mal: Days!? Boy must have stamina.
Inara: (smiling) He does.
Mal: Well…fine. Is he letting you out at all?
Inara: Actually, we’re attending a ball tomorrow night.
Mal: Tell me, do all the men there pay for their dates, or just the young rich ones with stamina?
Inara: Most of the women in there will not be Companions, if that’s what you’re asking. Perhaps the other men couldn’t attract one.
Mal: Hmm. It’s sounds like the finest party I can imagine getting paid to go to.
Inara: I don’t suppose you’d find it up to standards of your outings. More conversation and somewhat less petty theft and getting hit with pool cues. (dismissing him) I understand if you need to go prepare for that “It’s 10 in the morning” issue.
Mal: Yeah. Better go do that. ‘Cause I think this is more of an evening look.
Firefly – Episode 4 – “Shindig”
Kirk: He didn’t ask for what happened to him.
Spock: I felt for him, too.
Kirk: I believe there’s some hope for you after all, Mister Spock.
Star Trek – Season 1: Episode 1 – “Where No Man Has Gone Before”
Giles: There’s a Watchers’ retreat every year in the Cotswolds. It’s a lovely spot. It’s very serene. There’s horse riding and hiking and punting and lectures and discussions. It-i-it’s… it’s a great honor to be invited. Or so I’m told.
Faith: Oh, it’s boring. Way too stuffy for a guy like you.
Buffy: Um, maybe I should introduce you again. Faith, this is *Giles*.
Faith: I see him. If I’d’ve known they came *that* young and cute, I would’ve requested a transfer.
Buffy: Raise your hand if ‘ew’.
Giles: Well, um, uh, leaving aside for a moment my, uh, youth and beauty, I’d-I’d say it was, um, fortuitous that Faith arrived when she did.
Willow: Aha! (They all look at her) Sorry. I just meant… aha! There’s big evil brewin’. You’ll never be bored here, Faith. ‘Cause this is Sunnydale, home of the big brewin’ evil.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Season 3: Episode 3 – “Faith, Hope & Trick”
‘Pray, Sir Joseph,’ he said after a moment, ‘who is this Dr Maturin?’
‘He is the gentleman about whom I sent your Lordship a minute last week,’ said Sir Joseph. ‘A minute in a yellow cover,’ added with a very slight emphasis — an emphasis that would been the equivalent of flinging his ink-well at the First Lord’s head in Melville’s time.
HMS Surprise – Patrick O’Brian
Wash: Seem to you we cleared out of Santo in a hurry?
Zoe: Seems we do that a lot. Heard tell though, we’re going to stay a while on Persephone.
Wash: Shiny.
Zoe: Yeah? Thought you’d get land crazy that long in port.
Wash: Probably, but I’ve been sane a long while now, and change is good.
Mal: (entering the bridge) Well, ain’t that a joyful sight?
Wash: Gotta love a sunset.
Zoe: Starting to get familiar too, like a second home.
Mal: Persephone ain’t home. Too many people we got to avoid. Re-supply, look for work, move along. Sniff the air, we don’t kiss the dirt.
Zoe: Wasn’t planning on the dirt-kissing, sir.
Wash: Besides, I wouldn’t stand for it anyway, Captain, jealous man like me. (alarm sounds) Closing in.
Zoe: Planet’s coming up a mite fast.
Wash: That’s just cause, I’m going down too quick. Likely crash and kill us all.
Mal: Well, that happens, let me know.
Firefly – Episode 4 – “Shindig”
Spock: I’ll have you checkmated your next move.
Kirk: Have I ever mentioned you play a very irritating game of chess, Mister Spock?
Spock: Irritating? Ah, yes. One of your Earth emotions.
(Kirk makes an unexpected move)
Kirk: Certain you don’t know what irritation is?
Spock: The fact one of my ancestors married a human female …
Kirk: Terrible having bad blood like that.
Star Trek – Season 1: Episode 1 – “Where No Man Has Gone Before”
The Love Pirate 