- Lieutenant Ezri Dax: I bumped into Captain Boday the other night.
- Chief O'Brien: Captain Boday?
- Doctor Bashir: The Gallamite. Jadzia dated him.
- Chief O'Brien: Oh, the toothy smile and the transparent skull?
- Doctor Bashir: That's him. -... - Personally, I don't know what Jadzia ever saw in the man.
- Chief O'Brien: Well - his brains.
- [Worf has gone missing in the Badlands, leaving Ezri distraught]
- Quark: He'll be back before you know it.
- Lieutenant Ezri Dax: You really think so?
- Quark: Absolutely. The night before he went on patrol, he brought the Koraga's crew in here and bought them three barrels of bloodwine.
- Lieutenant Ezri Dax: And?
- Quark: And he didn't pay the tab! Do you really think he'd go to Sto-vo-kor owing me money?
- [Ezri is reminiscing Jadzia's wedding day with Worf]
- Sirella: [voice] Jadzia, daughter of Kela, does your heart beat only for this man?
- Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax: [voice] Yes.
- Sirella: [voice] And do you swear to join with him and stand with him against all who would oppose you?
- Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax: [voice] I swear.
- Sirella: [voice] And do you swear to join with him and stand with him against all who would oppose you?
- Lieutenant Ezri Dax: [whispering] I swear.
- Captain Sisko: Vedek Oram wanted me to visit his monastery. We took a transport across the mountains. The sun was just going down, and the entire valley was shimmering in the light. And I said to myself, *this*... is the place, this is where I'm going to build my house.
- Captain Sisko: Maybe someday, I'll retire here.
- Kasidy Yates: Ah! Oh, I could see you now - sitting in your rocking chair, watching the sun set over the mountains every night... wondering where you put your teeth.
- Captain Sisko: Just like my great-great-grandfather - in the glass, next to the chair.
- Kasidy Yates: About the guest list - I wanted to keep it... small, just family and friends.
- Captain Sisko: Well, that's fine by me, there's only room for 30 or 40 people in the wardroom. -... - Kasidy, what else do we need to talk about? I have the feeling we're forgetting something.
- Kasidy Yates: You tell me. You're the one who's been married before.
- Captain Sisko: Well, that's just it, it was a lot more complicated before.
- Kasidy Yates: People get carried away with weddings. I... just want it to be nice and simple.
- Saghi: Can I be one of your dais bearers?
- Kasidy Yates: My what, honey?
- Saghi: For the bridal procession. I know you can only choose 51 girls, but it would be such an honor for me.
- Kasidy Yates: Well, um...
- Saghi: People are saying it's gonna be the biggest wedding Bajor's ever seen.
- Kasidy Yates: They are?
- Saghi: The Emissary's getting married!
- Kasidy Yates: Ben...?
- Captain Sisko: [looking over to the Promenade...] Kasidy... I think this is going to be a little more complicated than we thought.
- [... where a crowd of Bajorans has gathered to catch a glimpse of the Emissary and his bride-to-be]
- [Sisko has appointed Jake to be his best man]
- Jake Sisko: Best man, huh?
- Captain Sisko: Yes.
- Jake Sisko: That means I get to plan the bachelor party!
- Captain Sisko: From the moment I set foot on this station, nothing has turned out the way I imagined it. This was supposed to be just a temporary assignment. But it's become much more than that. I guess I was meant to come here. You see, it's almost like my... my...
- Kasidy Yates: Destiny.
- Captain Sisko: Destiny, yes.
- Kasidy Yates: I guess when your mother turns out to be part Prophet or part wormhole alien or whatever it is you want to call her, words like 'destiny' begin to mean something.
- Sarah Sisko: You are the Sisko. You are part of me.
- Captain Sisko: If that's true, if you really do care about me, if you do consider me your son, then let me have this!
- Sarah Sisko: It is not for you to have. There are still many tasks ahead of you.
- [Dax has rescued Worf out of the Badlands]
- Lt. Commander Worf: Why would Captain Sisko risk sending a runabout to look for me?
- Lieutenant Ezri Dax: He didn't. I came without his permission.
- [Worf looks at her stunned and incredulous]
- Lieutenant Ezri Dax: You're a fellow officer. I would've done the same for Kira or Julian.
- Lt. Commander Worf: Of course.
- Sarah Sisko: You must walk the path alone.
- Captain Sisko: You're not listening to me. I want to spend my life with her.
- Sarah Sisko: If you do, you will know nothing but sorrow.
- [first lines]
- Captain Sisko: There are a few wild moba trees here and a creek that runs through the meadows and into the forest. Nice spot, huh?
- Kasidy Yates: Bajor, right?
- Captain Sisko: The Kendra Province, just south of the Yolja River. I was there the other day.
- Kasidy Yates: I thought you went to a conference in Rakantha.
- Captain Sisko: I did.
- [last lines]
- Sarah Sisko: Accept your fate. Your greatest trial is about to begin. Don't be afraid. All will be as it should be.
- Captain Sisko: Mother...
- Sarah Sisko: Stay on the path... Benjamin.
- Captain Sisko: We're going to be married.
- Sarah Sisko: That is not your destiny.
- Captain Sisko: My destiny is my own.