The Host (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Quotes

The Host (Star Trek: The Next Generation) is a TV show that debuted in 1970 . The Host ended in 1970.

The Host (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Quotes

• (Unnamed) "Listening is a skill which seems to have evaporated with the heat of argument."
• (Unnamed) "Speak softly, Governor. Those who cannot hear an angry shout may strain to hear a whisper."

• (Unnamed) "I loved Odan. I'm sure of it. I had no doubts, no fears. But what was it I loved? His eyes? His hands? His mouth? They're gone. If that was all it was, I should mourn him and go on. But it was more than that. I felt completely free with him, unguarded. At ease with myself. There were so many things that made him special to me. Where are they? Are they still here, alive in Will Riker? I look at Will, and I see -- someone I've known for years, a kind of -- brother. But inside -- is he really Odan? Oh, help me, please."

• (Unnamed) "There is a foreign organism in his body. Medical School didn't exactly prepare me for situations like this."

• (Unnamed) "The first man I ever loved was my father. He was strong and tall. He carried me when the ground was muddy. He chased away the monsters that hid under my bed at night. And he sang to me, and kept me safe. And he went away. What I wouldn't give to hear those songs again; to feel his arms protect me. I never will. But I can still feel his warmth and his love, as though he were here with me. If you can feel those things, from the man we know as Will Riker, accept them. Accept the love."

• (Unnamed) "Odan -- I do love you. Please remember that."
• (Unnamed) "I will never forget you."

• (Unnamed) "You can't be open to love if you don't risk pain."

• (Unnamed) "It feels good to indulge yourself sometimes."
• (Unnamed) "I guess so."
• (Unnamed) "Especially when you haven't done so in a while."
• (Unnamed) "What -- What is that supposed to mean?"
• (Unnamed) "Beverly; you're in love."
• (Unnamed) "Sometimes I wish you weren't so -- empathic."
• (Unnamed) "I don't think it's really a secret."
• (Unnamed) "It isn't?"
• (Unnamed) "You've been glowing."
• (Unnamed) "Oh -- Must be the astringent."

• (Unnamed) "Perhaps it is a human failing; but we are not accustomed to these kinds of changes. I can't keep up. How long will you have this host? What would the next one be? I can't live with that kind of uncertainty. Perhaps, someday, our ability to love won't be so limited."

• (Unnamed) "The first man I ever loved unconditionally was named Stefan. He was a soccer player, and I would watch him as he would race down the field. And I thought my heart would stop, because he was so beautiful. We married, and had three children: twin boys, Andrew and Alexander; and then, later, a little girl, Jennifer. Stefan became an artist, very famous. He created huge, breathtaking metal sculptures. He came to adore me as much as I worshiped him. In my daydreams, at least. Stefan was eleven and I was eight. He never even knew I existed."

• (Unnamed) "Beverly. Whatever else I may be to you, I'm your friend. I can only imagine what you're going through. And I want you to know, I'm here."

• (Unnamed) "They're reasonable people. They're just trapped in their own anger."

• (Unnamed) "Is that the colognite astringent you have on your eyes?"
• (Unnamed) "Yes. I guess so."
• (Unnamed) "I've never tried it."
• (Unnamed) "Someone -- just put it on -- me."

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