It's my estimation that every man ever got a statue made of him was one kind of sommbitch or another. Ain't about you, Jayne. It's about what they need.

Mal

Mal: Wheel never stops turning, Badger.
Badger: That only matters to the people on the rim.

Mal: Nice shot!
Jayne: I was aiming for his head.

That's why I never kiss 'em on the mouth.

Jayne

Remember that sex we were planning to have, ever again?

Zol

If you take sexual advantage of her, you're going to burn in a very special level of hell. A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater.

Book

Simon: How do I know you won't kill me in my sleep?
Mal: You don't know me son, so let me explain this to you once. If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.

You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til you understand who's in ruttin' command here.

Jayne

Mercy is the mark of a great man. (stab) Guess I'm just a good man. (stab) Well, I'm alright

Mal

Mal: Maybe we're soulmates.
Inara: Yes. Great. I wish you hundreds of fat children

You can't open the book of my life and jump in the middle. Like woman, I am a mystery

Mal

Inara: It takes less than a pound of pressure to cut skin.
Mal: You know that? They teach you that in whore academy?

Firefly Quotes

Mal: You're only going to scare him.
Jayne: Pain is scary.

Mal: I gotta know how close the Alliance is, exactly how much you told them before Wash scrambled your call. So I've given Jayne here the job of finding out.
Jayne: He was non-specific as to how.