The Face of Evil

“The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don’t alter their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views. Which can be uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering.”

“Answers are easy. It’s asking the right questions which is hard.”

“I'm the Doctor. Who are you and why are you shooting at me?”

DOCTOR: Hello. Hello, did I startle you? Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you.

LEELA: The Evil One.

DOCTOR: Well, nobody's perfect, but that's overstating it a little. I'm the Doctor. What's your name?

LEELA: Leela.

DOCTOR: Leela. A nice name, Leela. I never met anyone called Leela. Would you like a jelly baby?

LEELA: It's true, then. They say the Evil One eats babies.

DOCTOR: You mustn't believe all they say. No, these are sweets. They're rather good. Go on, have one.

DOCTOR: That gesture you did. Yes, that's the one. It's presumably to ward off evil. It's interesting because it's also the sequence for checking the seals on a Starfall Seven spacesuit. And what makes that particularly interesting is that you don't know what a Starfall Seven spacesuit is, do you.

(The Doctor holds a jelly baby under the nose of the red-haired warrior.)

DOCTOR: Now drop your weapons, or I'll kill him with this deadly jelly baby.

“One day he'll get so cunning even he won't know what he's planned.”

DOCTOR: I had a feeling that Neeva was actually expecting to hear an answer to his prayer.

LEELA: There wouldn't be much point in praying if he didn't.

DOCTOR: I could quote you a few theologians who'd give you an argument on that.