- Spike: [reading from Giles' notes] "They had to be certain the Slayer would protect it with her life... so they sent the key to her... in human form... In the form of a sister." Huh. I guess that's you, nibblet.
- Buffy Summers: Are you okay? Did she hurt you?
- Dawn Summers: Why do you care?
- Buffy Summers: Because I love you. You're my sister.
- Dawn Summers: No I'm not.
- Buffy Summers: Yes, you are. Look, it's blood. It's Summers blood... It's just like mine. Doesn't matter where you came from or-or how you got here. You are my sister... There's no way you could annoy me so much if you weren't.
- Spike: Oh, yeah. Here it comes. Something goes wrong in your life, blame Spike. News flash, Blondie. If kid sis wants to grab a midnight stroll, she'll find a way sooner or later. I just thought she'd be safer with Big Bad lookin' over her shoulder.
- Buffy Summers: She shouldn't have found out like that.
- Spike: You didn't think you could keep the truth from her forever, did you? Maybe if *you* had been more honest with her in the first place, you wouldn't be trying to make yourself feel better with a round of "Kick The Spike."
- Xander Harris: We're goin' up against a god. An actual, mightier-than-thou god.
- Willow Rosenberg: Well, you know what they say: The bigger they are...
- Anya: The faster they stomp you into nothing.
- Dawn Summers: I just think you're freakin' out 'cause you have to fight someone prettier than you. That is the case, right...?
- Buffy Summers: Glory is evil, and powerful, and in no way prettier than me.
- Spike: [about Dawn] She's not just a blob of energy. She's also a 14-year-old hormone bomb. Which one's screwing her up more right now? Spin the bloody wheel.
- Buffy Summers: Look, if-if Glory knew that you guys knew where it was I... I-I just didn't want to put you in that kind of danger.
- Xander Harris: As opposed to the other kind we're always in?
- Spike: Magic shop, eh...? A whole number of beasties between here and there. Bet they'd really go for a Little Red Riding Hood like you. That wouldn't set too well with big sister.
- Dawn Summers: I can take care of myself.
- [pause]
- Dawn Summers: You wanna come steal some stuff?
- Spike: Yeah, all right.
- Dawn Summers: Geez! Lurk much?
- Spike: I wasn't lurkin'. I was standin' about. It's a whole different vibe.
- Spike: Shouldn't you be tucked away in your beddy-bye? All warm and safe where nothing can eat you?
- Dawn Summers: [giggles] Is that supposed to scare me?
- Spike: [sighs] A little tremble wouldn't hurt.
- Dawn Summers: Sorry. It's just... Come on. I'm badder than you.
- Spike: Are not.
- Dawn Summers: Am too. You're standing in the bushes hugging a bent box of chocolates, and I'm...
- Spike: What? Sneaking out to braid hair and watch Teletubbies with your mates?
- Anya: [to Dawn] You make a very pretty little girl!
- Xander Harris: Anya, you wanna help me with that thing?
- Anya: [chuckles] Xander needs help with his thing!
- Rupert Giles: All we have to worry about right now is that she's immortal, invulnerable, and insane.
- Xander Harris: A *crazy* hell-god? And the fun just keeps on leaving!
- Buffy Summers: How was school today?
- Dawn Summers: Um, the usual. Big square building filled with boredom and despair.
- Buffy Summers: Just how I remember it.
- [Dawn appears in the living room, dazed, with her arms outstretched and covered in blood]
- Dawn Summers: Is this blood?
- Buffy Summers: Dawn!
- Joyce Summers: Oh, baby!
- Buffy Summers: What did you do?
- Dawn Summers: This is blood, isn't it? It can't be me. I'm not a key. I'm not a thing.
- Joyce Summers: Oh, Sweetie, no. Wha-what is this all about?
- Dawn Summers: What am I?
- [starting to cry]
- Dawn Summers: Am I real? Am I anything?
- Buffy Summers: What did you do to her?
- Willow Rosenberg: Teleportation spell. Still working out the kinks.
- Buffy Summers: Where'd you send her?
- Willow Rosenberg: Don't know. That's one of the kinks.
- Dawn Summers: They were talking about me, just like everybody is.
- Xander Harris: Again, not so much. In fact, none.
- Anya: We were talking about sex. I mean, you know us. Sometimes we like to pretend stuff.
- Joyce Summers: Um...
- Xander Harris: Anya.
- Anya: You know, like, say there's a fireman, or a shepherd...
- Buffy Summers: You know what? Let's not have this exchange of images right now.
- Glory: I smell a fox in my hen house. Is that why you've been playing sugar and spice with Uncle Ben? Trying to get a peek at Glory's unmentionables?
- Dawn Summers: No, I...
- Glory: Shh! I kinda wanna hear me talking right now! Me talking! You know what I'm startin' to think? I'm thinking... that maybe you... don't have any idea where my key is!
- [Buffy's getting lots of presents]
- Buffy Summers: Prezzies!
- Willow Rosenberg: See? Just what you needed.
- Buffy Summers: You are very, very wise. Now gimme, gimme, gimme!
- Ben: Two steaming cups of chocolate goodness courtesy of whoever I swiped it from out of the cupboard. Couldn't find any marshmallows. I'll try to steal some for next time.
- Dawn Summers: Don't like 'em anyway.
- Ben: What? Is that even possible?
- Dawn Summers: Too squishy. When I was five, Buffy told me they were monkey brains, and I...
- Xander Harris: [about Dawn] You know, uh... she kinda has a crush on me.
- Rupert Giles: Your point being?
- Xander Harris: Well, nothing. No. Just saying, powerful being... big energy gal diggin' the Xan man. Some guys are just cooler, you know?
- [as the gang gets all sad and emotional about Dawn's present to Buffy]
- Dawn Summers: Well, jeez, don't get all movie-of-the-week. I was just too cheap to buy you a real present.
- [last lines]
- Buffy Summers: I have to get you back home now. Mom's freaking out.
- Dawn Summers: Oh. Is she mad about the whole fire thing?
- Buffy Summers: I think you sort of have a "get out of jail free" card on account of big love and trauma
- Dawn Summers: Really...? Okay...? Good.
- [walking out]
- Dawn Summers: You think she'd raise my allowance?
- Buffy Summers: Don't push it.
- Dawn Summers: Can I help?
- Willow Rosenberg: Well, I don't think Buffy would like the, uh, black arts bumping auras with the littlest Summers.
- [holding the frilly dress Buffy received]
- Anya: Gotta look. Oh, it's just so lovely! Oh, I wish it was mine!
- [everyone looks at her]
- Anya: Oh, like you weren't all thinking the same thing.
- Rupert Giles: I'm fairly certain I wasn't.
- [whispers to Xander]
- Rupert Giles: I've got one just like it.
- [first lines]
- Buffy Summers: Look, I know Mom wants to gather and make with the merry tomorrow night, but with everything that's going on...
- Willow Rosenberg: This is exactly what you need, a 20th birthday party with-with-with presents and funny hats and-and those candles that don't blow out.
- [to Tara]
- Willow Rosenberg: those used to scare me.
- Tara Maclay: Me too.
- Buffy Summers: I just don't think this is the best time to break out the party pinata. We need to stay focused if we're gonna find a way to stop Glory.