- The Doctor: How do I know you're telling the truth?
- Mergrave: Because, sir, I maintain I am, and I am a man of my word.
- The Doctor: But you do see it, the spacial anomaly?
- Shardovan: With my eyes, no, but in my philosophy...
- The Doctor: [to Mergrave and Ruther] You have got to help me defeat him. GOT TO, do you understand?
- Shardovan: [addressing them, also] You do have doubts. You've spoken of it often.
- [Mergrave and Ruther don't know what to say]
- The Doctor: Well, say something, PLEASE! "Yes," would be best.
- The Doctor: Now listen to me, you young idiot. You're not so much gullible as idealistic. I suppose it comes from your depraved delinquent background.