- Naomi Wildman: But I can help. My mom says two heads are better than one. Isn't that the Borg philosophy too?
- Seven of Nine: Simplistic, but accurate.
- Qatai: The intelligent always survive.
- The Doctor: [referring to the creature] I wouldn't go that far. It appears to operate on highly evolved instinct. I haven't detected any signs of sentience.
- Qatai: Oh, he's intelligent, all right - smart enough to fool your crew into taking *you* offline.
- The Doctor: No need to get personal.
- Tom Paris: Speaking of late, I'll make a deal with you: I'll explain to Sam why her daughter's two hours late for bedtime, if you start on the survey report.
- Seven of Nine: Acceptable.
- Tom Paris: Have fun.
- Seven of Nine: [looking at the viewscreen] A wormhole.
- Ensign Harry Kim: *The* wormhole. It leads all the way back to Earth.
- Seven of Nine: The odds of finding such a phenomenon are infinitesimal.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Never bet against the house.
- The Doctor: Please state the nature of the medical emergency.
- Qatai: Your ship is being devoured. I'd say that's an emergency.
- Qatai: You seem to know a little about everything - medicine, exobiology, shield harmonics...
- The Doctor: I'm something of a renaissance EMH.
- [the creature appears to have spat Voyager out after only one burst of antimatter]
- The Doctor: For a big fellow, he certainly has a low tolerance for tummy ache.
- [a wormhole leading to Earth has suddenly appeared]
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: A direct route to Earth's doorstep, out of the blue. What's wrong with this picture?
- Seven of Nine: The Doctor often instructs me to "look before I leap". It is an antiquated adage, but I believe it is relevant.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: I have another one for you: "He who hesitates is lost."
- Qatai: I could use a crewmate like you. The beast would have a difficult time manipulating a hologram's desires.
- The Doctor: An Ishmael to your Ahab? No, thank you.
- Seven of Nine: I assure you, we are not a deception.
- Qatai: Oh, how convenient! An enormous starship comes to my rescue.
- Qatai: [to the creature] Ya might try a more subtle approach!
- Seven of Nine: My scans indicate that your shields will fail in approximately fifteen minutes. Join us, or you can remain on your vessel, secure in the knowledge that you were not deceived - but that knowledge will do you little good when you are dead.
- Chakotay: [attempting to persuade Seven to go into stasis] I realize the prospect of returning to Earth is frightening to you. It's perfectly natural for you to resist the unknown. But you're in good hands. Resistance is futile.
- [last lines]
- [Seven and Naomi are looking at a picture of Earth]
- Seven of Nine: And, does studying this image increase your desire to go there?
- Naomi Wildman: Not really.
- Seven of Nine: I concur. It is unremarkable.
- Naomi Wildman: But my mom likes it, and even Neelix can't wait to get there; so, I guess it can't be that bad.
- Seven of Nine: Given this crew's determination to return home, I have no doubt we will see it for ourselves someday.
- Seven of Nine: [while in communication with an alien, Seven's console in Astrometrics goes dead] Computer, identify the cause of the power failure!
- Tuvok: [from the doorway] Captain's orders.
- The Doctor: Any living organism, no matter how large, will attempt to expel a foreign body. If we could just make Voyager a little less tasty...
- Seven of Nine: [to Qatai] My scans indicate that your weapons are tetryon-based. If you were to fire one at a pocket of antimatter released from our warp core, it would produce an electrolytic reaction.
- Naomi Wildman: Would that make Voyager taste bad?