- Jean-Luc Picard: Anyone who treats me like a dying man runs the risk of pissing me off. Is that clear?
- Raffi Musiker: After everything that you've done for me, I need to say thank you. I love you, JL.
- [Picard is startled]
- Raffi Musiker: Oh, you... you don't have to say it back to me.
- Jean-Luc Picard: I don't?
- Raffi Musiker: Well, n-not unless you want to. Uh, sor... yeah, no. It's fine. It's... it's fine.
- Jean-Luc Picard: Okay.
- Raffi Musiker: Okay.
- [Raffi turns to leave]
- Jean-Luc Picard: I love you too, Raffi.
- Jean-Luc Picard: [on Hugh's rampage] It must have taken appalling brutality to turn such a gentle soul to violence.
- Soji: When I heard about what Agnes had done to Bruce, I couldn't understand it, let alone imagine myself doing something like that.
- Jean-Luc Picard: Something like what?
- Soji: Taking life, to save life. Hurting some, to save others. I just... I guess I'm just trying to understand the logic of sacrifice.
- Jean-Luc Picard: The logic of sacrifice? Hmm, I don't like the sound of that.
- Soji: So you think there is no logic? No calculus of life and death?
- Jean-Luc Picard: I think it depends on if you're the person holding the knife.
- Jean-Luc Picard: Can I please have your attention? Thank you. Um, I am going to return Soji to her people, and we will tell them that a Romulan force is on its way to exterminate them. One more thing. Uh, I have a brain abnormality. I've known for years. Uh, I never had any symptoms, so I never thought much about it. However, just before we left the Earth, I learned my condition was... more acute. The prognosis was terminal, and there is no effective treatment. There will be no further discussion. Anyone who treats me like a dying man will run the risk of pissing me off. Is that clear? Good.
- Jean-Luc Picard: I'm beginning to feel that all we do these days is say goodbye.
- Elnor: Yes, but this time's worse because you're dying. I'm torn. You need protection now more than ever.
- Jean-Luc Picard: The XBs need your protection much more than I do. And you must try to get the defensive systems here back online.
- Elnor: I may never see you again.
- Jean-Luc Picard: Well, that's true of any two people who are saying goodbye.
- Elnor: Picard...
- Jean-Luc Picard: El... I'm very, very proud of you.
- The Adminition: Life begins. The dance of division and replication. Imperfect. Finite. Organic life evolves, yearns for perfection. That yearning leads to synthetic life. But organics perceive this perfection as a threat. When they realize their creations do not age, or become sick, or die, they will seek to destroy them. And in so doing, destroy themselves. Beyond the boundaries of time and space, we stand. An alliance of synthetic life. Watching you. Waiting for your signal. Summon us, and we will come. You will have our protection. Your evolution will be their extinction.
- Sutra: Are you and your Federation any different from the Romulans? Banning synthetics was just a way of exterminating us in advance.
- Jean-Luc Picard: So you're going to destroy us all. You will become mass murderers?
- Sutra: I'm not like you, Picard. I will rescue those I can rescue. My people will survive.