- Adam Quark: Nobody could do this and survive.
- Otto Palindrome: Not nobody, but you, Quark. You got one of the finest crews in the feet, don't you?
- Adam Quark: Well, they're good with garbage, but what can an emotional transmute, a homemade robot, a Betty and her clone, and a plant do against a Gorgon's doomsday ship?
- High Gorgon: I suggest you take a closer look at my space ship.
- Leader of the Spartans: A ship? We see no ship. All I see is a large marooned planet.
- High Gorgon: That is my space ship!
- Leader of the Spartans: Just give us a few minutes to move our things out of the palace.
- High Gorgon: People of Spartan, this is the High Gorgon. I command your unconditional surrender. You shall be treated with compassion, honor and patience-you have twenty seconds before I blow you out of the galaxy.
- Otto Palindrome: You're not questioning The Head, Quark?
- Adam Quark: Of course not!
- Otto Palindrome: The Head did not become The Head by luck you know.
- Adam Quark: I know that.
- Otto Palindrome: You may not realize it, but The Head always has something in mind no matter what he does. For you to question him...
- Adam Quark: I'm not questioning, I'm not questioning. No, wait, yes! I am questioning, that's exactly what I'm doing. The Head is ordering me to my death.
- Otto Palindrome: Quark, Quark! The Head has commanders pleading, begging for the chance to go on this mission.
- Adam Quark: Then why doesn't he let them go?
- Otto Palindrome: Come with me. The Head doesn't respect commanders who beg. The Head likes commanders who ask questions.
- Adam Quark: But why me?
- Otto Palindrome: That's why he likes you! You ask those questions.
- Adam Quark: Palindrome, do I have to?
- Otto Palindrome: You're beautiful Quark. Keep asking those questions!