Firefly Quotes

I aim to misbehave. – Captain Mal Reynolds

I can kill you with my brain. – River Tam

I’m a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar. – Hoban Washburne

There’s no place I can be, since I found Serenity. – The Ballad of Serenity

I don’t care what you believe in, just believe in it. – Shepherd Book

We’ve done the impossible, and that makes us mighty. – Captain Mal Reynolds

I swallowed a bug. – Hoban Washburne

You can’t take the sky from me. – The Ballad of Serenity

You know what the first rule of flyin’ is? Love. You can learn all the math in the ‘Verse, but you take a boat in the air that you don’t love, she’ll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down, tells you she’s hurtin’ ‘fore she keens. Makes her a home. – Captain Mal Reynolds

What’s the point of being in the middle of the desert if you can’t dig a hole? – Jayne Cobb

When you can’t run, you crawl, and when you can’t crawl – when you can’t do that… You find someone to carry you. – Captain Mal Reynolds

I swear by my pretty floral bonnet, I will end you. – Captain Mal Reynolds

If nothing we do matters, then all that matters is what we do. – River Tam

I’m trying to put my keen folk and cap’n back together, and I’m failing. I’m failing because — I’m—I’m weak. Weak-minded. I’m—weakened—minded. – Simon Tam

Ambition you can get over, but stupidity is a terminal disease. – Inara Serra

Kaylee, if I were unwed, I would take you in a manly fashion. ‘Cause I’m pretty. And manly. – Jayne Cobb

You have a strange relationship with coincidence. – Shepherd Book

When you’re alone later, you thoughts will return to this. I’m a good man. I’m a good man. I’m a good man. – Shepherd Book

Take me, sir. Take me hard. – Inara Serra

Oh, I think you might wanna reconsider that last part. See, I married me a powerful ugly creature. – Saffron

Somebody tries to kill you, you try to kill ’em right back! – Captain Mal Reynolds

No power in the ‘Verse can stop me. – River Tam

Actually, my being a homicidal maniac, they would have preferred an alliance. – River Tam

I’m not girlie’s rarely waving but I feel pretty! And witty. And wise! – Jayne Cobb

I don’t believe there’s a power in the ‘Verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth shut and dump her in the hold for a month. – Zoe Washburne

I’m a bounty hunter. Do you have any idea how hard it is to make a living in this ‘Verse? – Jubal Early

Everyone’s got somebody. Wash, tell me I’m pretty. – Zoe Washburne

We’re not gonna die. We can’t die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so… very… pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die. – Mal Reynolds

I don’t suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it. – River Tam

She’s our witch. You can’t burn her. – Kaylee Frye

You take care of me, Simon. You’ve always taken care of me. My turn. – River Tam

Physically, he’s… he’s not a very good fighter. – Zoe Washburne

I brought you some supper, but if you’d prefer a lecture, I’ve a few very catchy ones prepped. – Simon Tam

I don’t want anyone to think there’s a woman behind the captain. – Inara Serra

I can’t guarantee it won’t kill her, but I can guarantee that if it doesn’t kill her, it’ll make her better. – Simon Tam

Just once I’d like things to go according to the gorram plan! – Hoban Washburne

Hey, I’ve been in a firefight before! Well, I-I was in a fire. Actually, I was fired from a fry cook opportunity. – Rance Burgess

You boys know what your trouble is? Used to be you could just be horsed around, drink on occasion, have ourselves a good time in return. These days it seems like all the decent men are in hiding. – Malcolm Reynolds

A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do. – Jayne Cobb

This is why we lost! Superior numbers. Superior firepower. And superior wangst – Malcolm Reynolds

You think following the rules will buy you a nice life, even if the rules make you a slave. – Zoe Washburne

I’m sorry for River, but we got things need doing! – Jayne Cobb

That’s what governments are for, to get in a man’s way. – Jayne Cobb

I don’t like the idea of someone hearing what I’m thinking. It’s private. – River Tam

Best not mess with what ain’t yours. – Shepherd Book