It’s human instinct to look for someone or something to blame when this happens. Suicide is pointless. So we try to fill in the blanks. Even if it means betraying ourselves.

Burke

Life isn’t appealing to everyone. Tastes vary. So, when someone decides to end theirs, we see it as a personal decision.

Irillia

There’s no wrong way to say goodbye.

Mercer

Just because someone you love does a bad thing doesn’t mean you automatically stop loving them. It’s not that simple.

Grayson

Mercer: I had no idea things were this bad.
Talla: How could he get to this place? With no emotions.
Dr. Finn: I never believed that. We’re seeing just how much he really felt.

Malloy: I don’t think Isaac should’ve been reinstated. Whether he was reactivated or not, he doesn’t belong on that bridge. Whenever I’m on duty, I feel like I have to force myself to actively ignore it.
Burke: I don’t think you should ignore it.
Malloy: There’s not much else to do.
Burke: Yeah, there is. You acknowledge that he’s there and you… stay angry.
Malloy: I guess I’m not that masochistic.
Burke: I mean, maybe one day we’ll wake up and he’ll be gone. In the meantime, I say embrace the masochism and… listen to the ghosts.

Grayson: You’ve been getting harassed by the crew and you haven’t said anything?
Isaac: I would remind you, Commander, that I am incapable of being hurt by such hostile interactions. In fact, it has provided me with an opportunity to observe an intriguing facet of human compartment I have not previously encountered.
Mercer: Hatred.
Isaac: Correct, sir. The behavioral data has been quite plentiful.

It really is a shame that you can’t feel anything. Because you deserve to feel all the pain in the universe.

Burke

The Orville: New Horizons Season 3 Episode 1 Quotes

Grayson: You’ve been getting harassed by the crew and you haven’t said anything?
Isaac: I would remind you, Commander, that I am incapable of being hurt by such hostile interactions. In fact, it has provided me with an opportunity to observe an intriguing facet of human compartment I have not previously encountered.
Mercer: Hatred.
Isaac: Correct, sir. The behavioral data has been quite plentiful.

It really is a shame that you can’t feel anything. Because you deserve to feel all the pain in the universe.

Burke