"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"Problem with the transfer tube?"
"No, not really. It seems like every time I get into the tube, Mr. Garibaldi is there. It's like he knows."
"Talia, Mr. Garibaldi is many things, but he's not omniscient." [Garibaldi appears]
"I think I'll take the stairs."
"I think I'll join you."

	-- Sinclair and Winters in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"An interesting riddle, Commander. I thought the planet beneath us was uninhabited."
"That's what we thought. None of our prior surveys found any sign of life down there."

	-- Londo and Sinclair in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"Perhaps not now, but in the past, someone or something might have lived down there."
"If that's true. It would seem you may have awaken something."

	-- Delenn and Londo in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"I would suggest that there is a difference between being unreasonable and being angry. Ambassador G'Kar is angry most of the time, but even the greatest anger fades with time."
"My dear ambassador Delenn, I'm sure that for you this is true, but for G'Kar and his people; they will do all that they can to destroy us, until the universe itself decays and collapses. If the Narns all stood together in one place and hated, all at the same time, that hatred could fly across dozens of light-years and reduce Centauri Prime to a ball of ash. That's how much they hate us."

	-- Delenn and Londo in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"You don't have to respond in kind."
"Of course we do. There's a natural law. Physics tells us that for every action there must be an equal and opposite reaction. They hate us, we hate them, they hate us back. And so, here we are: victims of mathematics."

	-- Sinclair and Londo in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"He never listens."
"He will, sooner or later."
"How can you be sure?"
"Because the alternative is too terrible to consider. Without the hope that things will get better, that our inheriters will know a world that is fuller and richer than our own, life is pointless, and evolution is vastly overrated. Good day, Commander."

	-- Sinclair and Delenn in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"Incorrect answer. The third principle of sentient life is the capacity for self-sacrifice, the conscious ability to override evolution and self-preservation for a cause, a friend, a loved one."

	-- Draal to Delenn in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"It has been too long, Delenn. You have forgotten your training. Soon you will have forgotten all about your old friend, Draal."
"Not if I live to be a thousand and one."

	-- Draal and Delenn in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"A curious answer from one who taught me that a half truth is the worst kind of lie."

	-- Delenn to Draal in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"If you can't get through, how I'm--"
"The Psi Corps has an intelligence and training operation in Syria Planum."
"How did you know about the center? That's supposed to be classified."
"It is, but it has never stopped me before."

	-- Talia and Garibaldi in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"And just one more thing. On your trip back I'd like you to take the time to learn the Babylon 5 mantra: 'Ivanova is always right. I will listen to Ivanova. I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova is God. And if this ever happens again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out.' Babylon Control out. .. Civilians! [Looks up] I was just kidding about the God part -- no offense."

	-- Ivanova in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"It's also a potential first-contact situation. I'd say we pretty much have to go down there and check it out. Wouldn't you agree, Lt.Commander?"
"Absolutely."

	-- Sinclair and Ivanova in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"Ah, Mr. Garibaldi, off duty I see. Ahm. Water, fascinating! I never touch the stuff myself."

	-- Londo to Garibaldi in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"Suddenly, I looked up and this beautiful dancer is leaning down over the stage, and looking right into my eyes. And she said: 'Whatever it is, it can't be that bad.' And then she kissed me, right here."

	-- Londo to Garibaldi in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"Mr. Garibaldi. Whatever it is, it can't be that bad."
"You try to kiss me and I'll break your arm."
"We are not that close, Mr. Garibaldi."

	-- Londo and Garibaldi in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"Now, I go to spread happiness to the rest of the station. It's a terrible responsibility but I have learned to live with it."

	-- Londo to Garibaldi in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

[Sinclair throws a rock to a laser defense system]
"Well, that'll cut down on tourism."

	-- Ivanova to Sinclair in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"Commander?"
"Yeah?"
"I think I've gotta go to the bathroom."
"Tell me about it."

	-- Ivanova and Sinclair in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"I rather enjoyed the song."
"Don't tell him."
"You're sure?"
"Trust me."

	-- Draal and Delenn in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"They're not happy about you knowing about the center either."
"Well, it's an imperfect universe."

	-- Talia and Garibaldi in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"Help me, or your people, all your people will die. You must help me."

	-- Varn to Sinclair in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

"I know, I know. It's a russian thing. When we're about to do something stupid, we like to catalog the full extent of our stupidity for future reference."

	-- Ivanova to Sinclair in Babylon 5:"A Voice in the Wilderness #1"

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