- [Sisko plans to name the new runabout the 'Rubicon']
- Major Kira: The 'Rubicon' it is. You know, the rate we go through runabouts, it's a good thing the Earth has so many rivers.
- Commander Sisko: If you want any suggestions, I'll be in cargo bay...
- Chief O'Brien: Four.
- Commander Sisko: Huh? Seven.
- Chief O'Brien: Oh, er... I... I-I thought...
- Commander Sisko: Thought what?
- Chief O'Brien: [sheepishly] I thought you were going to... talk to the freighter captain.
- Doctor Bashir: You know, uh, Jake's friend?
- Commander Sisko: Ah. How do you two know about her?
- Doctor Bashir: The Chief told me.
- [the Chief gives him a puzzled look]
- Commander Sisko: Exactly how many people has Jake told about this woman?
- Chief O'Brien: Everyone.
- [Quark appears to be in a trance]
- Rom: Brother?... Is everything all right?
- Quark: M-hm.
- Rom: I'm so proud of you, Quark. I mean, other people in this situation might overreact and lose their temper, make a bad situation worse. But not my brother, mm-mm. You're too smart for that. You're gonna sit here and study the problem, and then come up with a clear, simple solution.
- Quark: [mad smile] I already have.
- Rom: A-haa, you see? I told you! - What is it?
- Quark: I'm going to kill her!
- Quark: [to Rom] That's how it begins. All it takes is for one impressionable youngster to join Starfleet, and the next thing you know, a whole generation of Ferengi will be quoting the Prime Directive and abandoning the pursuit of latinum. It's the end of Ferengi civilization as we know it, and it's all your fault!
- Commander Sisko: [on Kasidy Yates] What did you think about her?
- Lieutenant Jadzia Dax: Let me just put it this way: if I were Curzon, I'd have stolen her from you by now.
- Commander Sisko: That's one of the reasons I'm glad you're not Curzon anymore.
- Rom: [about his and Quark's father] He went from one bad deal to the next, one failure after another. He couldn't hold on to latinum if you sewed it into his pants!
- Quark: If our disgrace is made known, do you think we can ever do business with another Ferengi again? I wouldn't do business with me.
- Ishka: Rom's a lot like his father. And you... I suppose are a lot like me.
- Quark: I never knew you felt like that.
- Ishka: Your father might have bought you your first copy of the Rules of Acquisition. But who helped you memorize them?
- Quark: You did.
- Ishka: I don't think I've ever been prouder... than the first time you made it through all 285 rules without a mistake!
- Quark: [humbly] Rom knows them just as well as I do.
- Ishka: But *you* understand them. Rom never did, and neither did his father. But even if Keldar didn't know the first thing about profit, he knew everything about family. He was a good husband, and a wonderful father, and I loved him for that. The way I love Rom. And the way I love you.
- [Rom is forcing Quark and Ishka to talk to one another and Quark and Ishka are not happy]
- Quark: [angrily turning away] There's nothing to discuss!
- Ishka: [also angrily turning away] Don't let your lobes get caught on the way out!
- Rom: [losing his patience; shouting angrily] That's enough bickering! You're both acting like children!
- [Ishka and Quark round at him to protest, but Rom cuts them off before either one can say anything]
- Rom: I will NOT stand by and watch this family fall apart! Quark, You should be ashamed of yourself! I have seen you treat Cardassians with more respect than you show your mother! And Moogie, if Quark can uncover your investments, the FCA will too! And then all that profit will be lost! Think about THAT for a moment!
- [Quark and Ishka stare at Rom, both ashamed of themselves and shocked by Rom's outburst]
- Rom: Now... *Neither of you* is going to *leave* this room until you have settle things! *Is that clear?*
- [Quark and Ishka silently obey as they sit on the couch, still staring at Rom like shamefaced children]
- Rom: [shouts] AND NO SHOUTING!
- [calmly]
- Rom: I'm going to take a nap.
- [Rom leaves the room. Quark and Ishka watch him go, both shaken and amazed by Rom's advocating]
- Ishka: [to Quark; about Rom] He takes after his father.
- Quark: You enjoy insulting Father, don't you?
- Ishka: [gently] I'm not insulting anyone; I'm just being honest. Rom's a lot like his father, and you... I suppose you're a lot like me.
- Quark: [genuinely surprised] I never knew you felt that way.
- Ishka: Your father may have bought you your first copy of the Rules of Acquisition, but who helped you memorize them?
- Quark: [softly] You did.
- Ishka: [proudly; as Quark smiles at the memory as well] I don;t think I've ever been prouder than the first time you made it through all two hundred rules without making a mistake.
- Quark: [humbly] Rom knows them just as well as I do.
- Ishka: But *you* understand them. Rom never did. And neither did his father. But even if Keldar didn't know the first thing about profit... he knew *everything* about family.
- [warmly and wholeheartedly]
- Ishka: He was a good husband and a wonderful father. And I loved him for that. The same way I love Rom. The same way I love you.
- Quark: [very genuinely surprised and deeply touched] You mean that?
- Ishka: [nods] Yes. I suppose I do.
- [pause]
- Ishka: If it'll make you happy, I'll give back the money.
- Quark: [very, very surprised] You'll imprint the confession?
- Ishka: [lovingly] You're my son Quark, how can I ever refuse you?
- Quark: You don't know how much this means to me!
- Ishka: *I* know *exactly* how much it means to you.
- [Quark and Ishka exchange a laugh; the animosity they have felt towards each other finally gone]
- Quark: [full of genuine love for the first time] Oh, Moogie... I love you.
- [Mother and son embrace; with Quark lying down on his mother's lap and Ishka lovingly caresses him. Their reconciliation complete]
- Rom: Relax, brother. Nog isn't going to destroy the Ferengi way of life. He just wants a job with better hours.
- [Kasidy's first line of the series]
- Kasidy Yates: Pardshay, don't be an idiot. Go get an anti-grav sled before you hurt yourself.