I am the commander in chief of the Armed Forces. I kill every day with drones in far-off villages with the choices I make about how many troops to send to keep the peace, which countries get aid from my government. People die on my watch every day. All of them more innocent than Cyrus Rutherford Beene.

Mellie

Olivia: You want to kill Cyrus Beene?
Mellie: I want you to handle this, yes. I would do it myself, but we both know that's not a possibility.

I need you to do something for me. Be my command again. Kill Cyrus Beene.

Mellie

You people are like door-to-door salesmen. No matter how many times you knock, I don't want any.

Mellie

Be my Command again. Kill. Cyrus. Beene.

Mellie

B613 no longer serves you.

Jake

We have a common Enemy. And whatever our differences, we put it aside for now.

Quinn

You had me at ‘dismantling the patriarchy.'

Abby

Fitz: Did I cross the line?
Mellie: No, that was different. We crossed that line together.

Jake: Clearly, I misread the situation.
Mellie: I am not starting an affair in the Oval with a subordinate. … I will not be another Fitzerald Grant and Olivia Pope. Nor am I interested in sleeping with someone who was slept with Olivia Pope.

I know who you really are. … You’re at the top of the heap, and everyone knows who you screwed to get here. … She couldn’t see how disgusting this place is, and how you fit right in. She was better than you because she wouldn’t play this sick game. She followed you into the swamp and it sucked her under.

Alisha's Father

I know none of us would have chosen this ending for ourselves, which is why I hope we can think of it as an honorable one. Our sacrifice will help keep our fellow citizens safe. It will keep our country safe. We all have things to live for, this is something to die for. I'm proud to do that with all of you, my fellow Americans.

Cyrus