"The Homecoming"/"The Circle"/"The Siege" Line-by-Line!

[Admiral Shran]

JARO: Thank you.

(Jaro turns to the crowd.)

Fellow Bajorans, I have only one thing to say to you -- to ask you, really. Never forget this moment because I promise you that one day, your children and your grandchildren will ask you what it was like the day Li Nalas returned to Bajor.

 

[Enterprise1981]

[Guest quarters]

SISKO: I hope you'll find these quarters satisfactory.

 

[Admiral Shran]

LI: Commander, I just spent ten years in a Cardassian labor camp. I'm just grateful for a moment's privacy.

 

[Enterprise1981]

SISKO: Enjoy it while you can. Judging from the crowd on the Promenade, a moment may be all you get.

 

[Admiral Shran]

LI: I thought they would have forgotten me by now.

 

[Enterprise1981]

SISKO: It appears you were wrong.

 

[Admiral Shran]

LI: This morning, I was a slave. Tonight, I am a hero.

 

[Enterprise1981]

SISKO: It must seem a little overwhelming.

 

[Admiral Shran]

LI: I tell you what is overwhelming, Commander. It's knowing that something I have waited for my whole life has finally happened. The Cardassians are gone. We won. You've been there recently. What's it like, a free Bajor?

 

[Enterprise1981]

SISKO: I think you'll be pleased, for the most part.

 

[Admiral Shran]

LI: For the most part?

 

[Enterprise1981]

SISKO: Bajor lacks strong leadership.

 

[Admiral Shran]

LI: So that's what Major Kira meant. On the runabout, she told me that my return would bring stability to Bajor.

 

[Enterprise1981]

SISKO: She's right. Bajor could use your help, and frankly so could I. But before you go off saving Bajor, I suppose you could use a good night's sleep.

 

[Admiral Shran]

LI: It sounds like I'm going to need it.

 

[Enterprise1981]

And now, one of my favorite Quark and Rom scenes.

[Quark's]

(After hours)

QUARK: One for you, and six for me. One for you, and six for me. One for you, and six for me. Would you stop looking so glum? Payday is supposed to be a time of joy.

 

[Admiral Shran]

ROM: I know, brother, but every week it's the same thing. Six for you and only one for me. It's not fair.

 

[Enterprise1981]

QUARK: You're right.

 

[Admiral Shran]

ROM: I am?

 

[Enterprise1981]

QUARK: Yes. It's not fair.