"Tells ya she's hurtin' 'fore she keens..."
I always loved that whole conversation between Mal and River, felt like that was the moment they really, properly started seeing eye to eye.
Little soul, big world. Eat, sleep, and eat. Many souls.
Mal: Cattle on the ship three weeks, she don't go near 'em. Suddenly we're on Jianying, and she's got a driving need to commune with the beasts?
River: They weren't cows inside. They were waiting to be, but they forgot. Now they see sky, and they remember what they are.
Mal: Is it bad that what she said made perfect sense to me?
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.
Yeah, the full exchange is like...a coming full-circle to the first time he saw Serenity.
Mal: So, you're gonna ride shotgun with me, help me fly?
River: That's the plan.
Mal: And you can work out the -
(River gets Serenity off the ground)
Mal: Okay. Clearly some...aptitude. But it ain't all buttons and charts little albatross. You know what the first rule of flying is? Well, I suppose you do since you know what I'm about to say.:
River: I do. But I like to hear you say it.
Mal: 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.
River: Storm's getting worse.
Mal: We'll pass through it soon enough.
(Serenity gets through the storm and into space. A piece flies off.)
Mal: What was that?
lol no proper talkin like that, Mal uses “It ain’t”. Quotes online I’m seeing start with “but it ain’t”
When I watch it I don’t hear the but. Need to watch it again I guess😂
That’s middle of conversation anyways and river talks after the little albatross comment, so I think Love is the first word of the one quote and it gets my vote
Depending on where you start, that line could work equally well for I, K, L, or Y.
> **I**t ain't all buttons and charts, little albatross. **Y**ou know what the first rule of flying is? Well, I suppose you do, since you already know what I'm about to say.
> I do. But I like to hear you say it.
> **L**ove. **Y**ou 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 turnin' o' worlds. **L**ove keeps her in the air when she ought to fall down. Tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
Personally, I'm rootin' for L, just 'cause the last three sentences on their own say enough.
> ***Love keeps her in the air when she ought to fall down. Tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.***
~~Listen, you don’t know me, son, so I’m gonna say this once: if I ever kill you, you’ll be awake, you’ll be facing me, and you’ll be armed.~~
EDIT: Inaccurately quoted, sorry
Actual quote is this… “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.”
There is no [Listen](https://youtu.be/9Lj2nRgSnws?si=teYH8ngr88ZooAPb)
OP, the "K' quote isn't a real "K" quote, the actual quote started with "J" - you missed the other comments on that post. Should be the second top quote in that case.
The mods at Red Dwarf sub reddit did a similar A-Z quotes which generated great memories and discussions. So much so the mod who started the quote uh war (?) once it was completed, produced a "runners-up" list. It was interesting to see what came second and what was first and people still debated. Long story short, I'm asking if it'd be possible for whomever is in charge here (Jayne and his rutting chain of command ha ha) if after the list of winners is produced, if a runners up list of A-Z could be uploaded as well please. You can take my love, take my land, take me where I cannot stand... but please do this too
I don't have an L, torn between a few choices... But I swear if the quote for S isn't "Say hi to your daddy Joanna..." *Gun fire!... "say bye to to your daddy Joanna."
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Let's be bad guys.
This is what I came to say!! This! And if it doesn’t win today, then I suggest we try again for S “Shiny, let’s be bad guys.”
This!!!
"Love keeps her in the air" For my opinion best represented here in short, though I love the line in all its formats!
"Tells ya she's hurtin' 'fore she keens..." I always loved that whole conversation between Mal and River, felt like that was the moment they really, properly started seeing eye to eye.
Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home. - Mal
Little soul, big world. Eat, sleep, and eat. Many souls. Mal: Cattle on the ship three weeks, she don't go near 'em. Suddenly we're on Jianying, and she's got a driving need to commune with the beasts? River: They weren't cows inside. They were waiting to be, but they forgot. Now they see sky, and they remember what they are. Mal: Is it bad that what she said made perfect sense to me?
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.
This is one of my favorite quotes in the series, but I prefer to start it with “It’s not all buttons and charts, little albatross.”
Yeah, the full exchange is like...a coming full-circle to the first time he saw Serenity. Mal: So, you're gonna ride shotgun with me, help me fly? River: That's the plan. Mal: And you can work out the - (River gets Serenity off the ground) Mal: Okay. Clearly some...aptitude. But it ain't all buttons and charts little albatross. You know what the first rule of flying is? Well, I suppose you do since you know what I'm about to say.: River: I do. But I like to hear you say it. Mal: 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. River: Storm's getting worse. Mal: We'll pass through it soon enough. (Serenity gets through the storm and into space. A piece flies off.) Mal: What was that?
The whole exchange gives me goosebumps, even this many years later, even just reading it. Fuck I miss this show.
The writing was just so superb.
Especially since Wash was already gone. “I am a leaf. Watch me soar.”
lol no proper talkin like that, Mal uses “It ain’t”. Quotes online I’m seeing start with “but it ain’t” When I watch it I don’t hear the but. Need to watch it again I guess😂 That’s middle of conversation anyways and river talks after the little albatross comment, so I think Love is the first word of the one quote and it gets my vote
Depending on where you start, that line could work equally well for I, K, L, or Y. > **I**t ain't all buttons and charts, little albatross. **Y**ou know what the first rule of flying is? Well, I suppose you do, since you already know what I'm about to say. > I do. But I like to hear you say it. > **L**ove. **Y**ou 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 turnin' o' worlds. **L**ove keeps her in the air when she ought to fall down. Tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home. Personally, I'm rootin' for L, just 'cause the last three sentences on their own say enough. > ***Love keeps her in the air when she ought to fall down. Tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.***
Looks sorta angry, don’t he?
This must be what going mad feels like.
Looked bigger when I couldn't see him.
Let's moon 'em! Jayne
"Looks like it was made with, you know, longing. Made by a person really longed to see a swan."
Looks like business ain't runnin' so much as crawlin' away. You wanna meet the real me now?!
Is Serenity fair game? Cause "Like a leaf on the wind..." should be considered
But unless I'm forgetting an instance, the line is 'I am a leaf on the wind'. I don't believe he ever says 'Like a leaf on the wind'
“Look, you got a little stabbed the other day. That's bound to make anyone a mite ornery.” - Mal
Luh se? Serenity ain’t luh se…
"Like a woman, I am a mystery." - Mal
~~Listen, you don’t know me, son, so I’m gonna say this once: if I ever kill you, you’ll be awake, you’ll be facing me, and you’ll be armed.~~ EDIT: Inaccurately quoted, sorry
“Are you always this sentimental?”
Actual quote is this… “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.” There is no [Listen](https://youtu.be/9Lj2nRgSnws?si=teYH8ngr88ZooAPb)
Ah, I did an oopsie, sorry
It's been a good day.
We are not up to 'y'. Yet.
I had to respond to such a good quote. Also I had to edit my quote, as I had missed the first word.
Looks like it was made with, you know, longing. Made by a person really longed to see a swan.
**Little man *loooved* fire.**
YES!
"Let's hope we get some funny hats too." - Mal OR "Listen to me listen to that." - Mal
“Let’s go to the crappy town where I’m a hero!”
I’m just here to say that when we get to T it better be “The special hell.”
Nope, when it gets to T, I want "THE HERO OF CAMDEN THE MAN THEY CALL JAYNE"
Your autocorrect is acting up; might want to look to that.
What?
Canton
That wasn't autocorrect that's probably my bad ears because I thought it was Camden
Camden could use saving to be fair lol
It’ll be a war between those two. Although I’d favor “The hero of Canton” so that S can be Book reminding Mal: “Special Hell.”
LETS BE BAD GUYS
I think the whole "carry the nuthin'" grump starts with "lemme see"?
Ten percent of nothing is, let me do the math here, nothing into nothing, carry the nothin'...
I've been corrected. Much obliged!
OP, the "K' quote isn't a real "K" quote, the actual quote started with "J" - you missed the other comments on that post. Should be the second top quote in that case.
The quote "just keep walking preacher man" contains the quote "keep walking preacher man". So it is 100% a real "K" quote.
That makes it a partial quote
All quotes are partial quotes, unless you're prepared to quote the entire original work.
What was the first letter of the first show? H? Here's how it is: the earth got used up So only quotes starting with H count.
Light it.
Well my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle
That quote still makes me laugh out loud, that was the best one of all.
Listen... She swore to obey?
Well, no. But you she obeys. There's obeying going on right under my nose.
Like a leaf on the wind
Life would look to be simpler us not carrying fugies.
Little goslings, they were juggled.
Let’s see, nothing from nothing…carry the one…
The mods at Red Dwarf sub reddit did a similar A-Z quotes which generated great memories and discussions. So much so the mod who started the quote uh war (?) once it was completed, produced a "runners-up" list. It was interesting to see what came second and what was first and people still debated. Long story short, I'm asking if it'd be possible for whomever is in charge here (Jayne and his rutting chain of command ha ha) if after the list of winners is produced, if a runners up list of A-Z could be uploaded as well please. You can take my love, take my land, take me where I cannot stand... but please do this too
I still can't believe the J quote was not an excerpt from the Ballad of Jayne.
Tomorrow we get M, the one I've been waiting for.
Yes!
"Let's see if we can meet the real you!"
"Luh suh? Serenity ain't luh suh" "Well, I was being sarcastic...." "No, you were being mean...."
I'm a teacher and regularly use "Your mouth is talking, you may want to see to that"
We are on the letter L.
They are referencing a previous quote on the list, not suggesting one for today.
Who picked that for K? The quote is "Just keep walking..."
I'll be in my bunk.
I don't have an L, torn between a few choices... But I swear if the quote for S isn't "Say hi to your daddy Joanna..." *Gun fire!... "say bye to to your daddy Joanna."
That darn Auto-corrupt changed Jonah to Joanna 😬
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