Dear Buddha, please bring me a pony and a plastic rocket—
Mal, what are you doing here!?
You invited me.
I never thought for a second you'd be stupid enough to come!
Well, that makes you kind of a tease, doesn't it?
Serenity (2005) · 82 quotes
10th most-quoted character in Serenity (2005): in 5 of its 82 quotes
Most scenes with: Malcolm “Mal” Reynolds (4), The Operative (2)
Dear Buddha, please bring me a pony and a plastic rocket—
Mal, what are you doing here!?
You invited me.
I never thought for a second you'd be stupid enough to come!
Well, that makes you kind of a tease, doesn't it?
How long do you think you can really run from us?
I never credited the Alliance with an overabundance of brains. And if you're the best they got—
Captain Reynolds, I should tell you, so that you don’t waste your time - you can't make me angry.
Please, spend an hour with him.
Nothing here is what it seems. [Picks up his sword] He isn't the plucky hero. The Alliance isn't some evil empire. This is not the grand arena...
And that's not incense.
[The Operative turns just as the flash bomb goes off]
This isn't the war, Mal.
You telling me that 'cause I don’t know?
You came to the Training House looking for a fight.
I came looking for you.
I just want to know who I'm dealing with. I've seen too many versions of you to be sure.
I start fighting a war, I guarantee you'll see something new.
Taking her out, should be about a day's ride to get you back to your girls.
Right.
Ready to get off this heap, back to civilized life?
I, uh... I don't know.
Good answer.