"I'm not expendible, I'm not stupid, and I'm not going!". .
       .Avon

       "Logic says we're dead." . . . Avon
       "Logic has never defined what dead is." . . . Blake

       "On my  planet there is a saying -- the man who trusts can
       never be betrayed, only mistaken." . . . Cally
       "Life expectancy must be fairly short among your people." .
       . .Avon

       "He has one reliable flaw -- loyalty."  Travis (on Blake)

       "Do you agree?" . . . Blake
       "Do I have a choice?" . . . Avon
       "Yes." . . .Blake
       "Then I agree." . . . Avon

       "Blake would've been proud of you, you know." . . . Vila
       "I know, but then he never was very bright." . . . Avon

       "Regret is part of being alive". . . Avon

       "Sentiment breeds weakness, let it get hold of you and you
       are dead." . . . Avon

       "I have never understood why it is necessary to become
       irrational in order to prove that you care, or why it should
       be necessary to prove it at all." . . . Avon

       "Death is something that he and I faced together on a number
       of occasions.  I always thought that his death and mine
       might be linked in some way." . . . Avon (on Blake)

       "I think I have just made the biggest mistake of my life." .
       . . Vila
       "It is unlikely.  I would predict there are far greater
       mistakes waiting to be made by someone with your obvious
       talent for it." . .  .Orac

       "There is something very suspicious about a man who keeps
       his booze under lock and key." . . . Vila

       "This is stupid." . . . Vila
       "When did that ever stop us." . . .Avon

       "I've got this shocking pain right behind the eyes." . .
       .Vila
       "Have you considered amputation?" . . . Avon

       "I am not interested in trying to compensate for your
       amazing lack of observation." . . . Orac

       "A statement of fact cannot be insolent." . . . Orac

       "May you die alone and silent." . . . Cally

       "What did I do to deserve this?" . . . Vila
       "How long a list would you like?" . . . Avon

       "They're unfriendly.  Which is fortunate really; they'd be
       difficult to love." . . . Avon

       "I have never taken things on trust.  I see no reason to
       make an exception in the case of a mysterious area of
       danger." . . .Avon

       "Why should I find nothing frightening?". . . Vila

       "Hope is very dangerous." . . .Servalan

       "Staying with you requires a degree of stupidity of which I
       no longer feel capable." . . .Avon
       "Now you're just being modest." . . . Blake

       "They don't like humanoids in general and homo sapiens in
       particular.  That puts their intelligence in no doubt." . .
       .Avon

       "We've come at the worst possible time -- of course." . . .
       Avon

       "What went wrong?" . . . Blake
       "I relied on other people." . . . Avon

       "Luck has nothing to do with it." . . . Avon

       "I don't think I want to kill for your entertainment." . . .
       Blake

       "I've seen friends die." . . . Blake

       "You just don't get off a spaceship and run." . . . Avon

       "They would have to destry the evidence -- and that would
       include us."

       "He was calling me a machine, but since he undoubtably
       defines himself as a human being, I shall chose to accept
       that as more of a complement than anything else." . . . Avon

       "It's the one talent we all share -- even you." . . . Avon
       (on dying) to Vila.

       "It is frequently easier to be honest when you have nothing
       to lose."

       "Blake will return." . . . Cally
       "You can bet your life on it.  In fact, you've just bet both
       our lives on it." . . . Avon

       "Personally, I don't care if the whole planet turns into a
       mushroom.  I shall stay because I don't like an unsolved
       mystery." . . .Avon

       "Raffert was dying.  It's difficult to be neat under those
       circumstances." . . . Avon

       "For what it's worth, I've always trusted you from the
       beginning.". .

       "Leave me a torch -- I like to see what I'm scarred of." . .
       . Vila

       There isn't a lock I can't open -- if I'm scared enough." .
       . . Vila

       "Good, terrific, I'm really looking forward to this.
       Danger.  excitment, sudden death.  I can't wait." . . .Vila

       "Doesn't it make you feel good to be wanted? . . .Avon
       "I've been a wanted man all my life.  What I need now is to
       be unwanted." . . . Vila

       "It would be stupid to be shot up by our own allies." . . .
       Avon
       "Not only stupid -- painful." . . . Vila

       "See, the old magic's still there" . . . Vila
       "The old ego too.". . . Avon

       "You don't get another guess." . . . Avon

       "Waste amy more time and you won't get any older." . . .
       Avon

       "You expect me to believe that?" . . . Del Grant
       "Not particularly.  But it happens to be the truth." . . .
       Avon

       "If there had ever been a time when I could have given my
       own life to save her I would have done it." . . . Avon

       "Blake is an idealist; he cannot allow himself to think." .
       . .Avon

       "I thought you were the one with brains." . . . Travis (to
       Avon)
       "Brains.  But no heart." . . . Avon

       "You killed someone he loved." . . . Dayne (to Shrinker)
       "And there aren't many of them about.  Avon's not a very
       loveable man." . . . Vila

       "Trust is only dangerous when you have to rely on it." . . .
       Avon

       "Why should I trust you?" . . . Shrinker
       "Because I have the guna" . . . Avon

       "I'm a man of my word.  In the end, that's all there is
       really." . . .  Avon

       "Go to hell, Avon." . . . Servalan
       "Probably." . . . Avon

       "I am entitled to my own opinion." . . . Vila
       "Yes, but it's your constant assumption that everyone else
       is also that's so annoying." . . . Avon

       "The Plain Man's Guide to Alien Invasion." . . . Avon

       "That's like talking to Vila -- a complete waste of time." .
       . .Avon

       "On Earth it is considered ill mannered to kill your friends
       while committing suicide." . . . Avon

       "It's a question of intelligence -- so your opinion has very
       little relevance." . . . Avon

       "Never argue with a computer." . . . Avon

       "Justify 'stupid'." . . . Avon

       "Does he always kill when taken by surprise?" . . .
       Clonemaster

       "There is no rational basis for the concept you call luck."
       . . . Avon

       "By all means -- let's be careful." . . . Blake

       "Gung ho." . . . Avon

       "I said it was our only chance -- I did not say it was a
       good one." .

       "What's the point of being famous if you can't get a last
       minute booking?" . . . Vila

       "I would prefer something a little more reliable than hope."
       . . .  Avon


       "While there's life, there's threat." . . . Servalan

       "'Just try trusting me' -- that's weak even by his
       standards." . . .  Avon
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