Ben: You think when Sam got into the accelerator, he knew he maybe wouldn’t come back?
Magic: It’s hard to say.
Ben: Just keep thinking about his wife and Al and…
Magic: They all knew the risks.
Ben: Doesn’t make it hurt any less.
Magic: No, no, it doesn’t. In some ways, hard as it is to be the time traveler, I think it’s even harder to be the people left behind. For them, there is no adventure, just the longing.

Grier: That thing is a ticket out of running dead-end long-haul supply missions. We land in New Delhi, hand it off, you two [to Abrams brothers] get to go … do whatever, you [to Bailey] get an honorable discharge, and you [to Ben] get to finally go home. Isn’t that what you’ve always wanted?
Ben: Yeah, it is.

Ben: We gotta get out of here! Hey, the wing is on fire. The engine on that wing is on fire. This whole place is gonna blow at any second!
Grier: This crate is my mission. It is the most important thing they’ve ever entrusted me with. I am not going to fail!

Quantum Leap Quotes

Look, I’m not trying to tell you how to do your job. I’m just merely offering a counterpoint from someone who has impeccable taste in music.

Ian

Addison: Have you been hiding?
Ben: Hiding? No, I was just in a different section of the apartment.
Addison: You mean the bathroom where you were hiding from the party you didn’t want to have?
Ben: I love parties. Having everyone in here, touching all our stuff. I would’ve proposed way sooner if I knew we got to do this.