It’s him, isn’t it? That despicable tailor. You don’t want to leave because you’re waiting for him? Garak promised me that he would come back. 

I’m not going to end the strike unless you meet our demands.

Your link to the Solids won’t last. You will always be an outsider.

I suppose your gods aren’t as cryptic as ours.

“Fortunes can change so quickly.” Garak heaved a sigh, then said, “Well, I must be going. A pity we couldn’t chat directly, but affairs of state have kept me extremely busy of late. Perhaps at a later date we can catch up on old times and new ones. Good-bye for now.”

Garak had said it all in the most pleasant tone imaginable. He never lost his genial smile or his affable demeanor.

It was the most terrifying thing Quark had ever experienced.

(DS9 novel, Demons of Air and Darkness)

Second Skin (3x05)

The Bajorans are, well, they’re like my children, I suppose. And like any father, I want only what’s best for them. And you still feel like that now, after some of your children have tried to kill you?

Oh, please, Doctor. I’m suffering enough without having to listen to your smug Federation sympathy. Do you think because we have lunch together once a week, you know me? You couldn’t even begin to fathom what I’m capable of.

Tell me where she is.