“I shot the ALBATROSS.”
“That girl will rain destruction down on you and your ship. She is an albatross, Captain. Way I remember it, albatross was a ship's good luck, 'til some idiot killed it. (to Inara) Yes, I've read a poem. Try not to faint.”
“The selfmoment I could pray;And from my neck so freeThe Albatross fell off, and sankLike lead into the sea.”
“View the past as your enemy, and it will be an albatross. View it as your friend, and it will give you wings.”
“Ah! well a-day! what evil looks Had I from old and young! Instead of the cross, the Albatross About my neck was hung.”
“At first this was not a problem since I had an aversion to naps and wore a sleeping mask at night, but after a while the sleeping mask began to feel like an albatross so I cast it aside.”