Quotes from Kirsten Beyer

Inevitably, one day you awoke from the shock of sudden death to find one impossible truth staring you coldly in the face. From this day forward, you must relearn living. You must create for yourself a new life in which the person who has died is no longer present.

She put the needs of a few of those closest to her ahead of the many.

B'Elanna had lied to Tom repeatedly.

Axum might have been her first love. He might have part of her heart forever. But she's a different woman now, and that woman chose you. You've got the upper hand because you're here. If you still want her, fight for her. If you're not willing to do that, you don't deserve her." Using

The multiverse is an extraordinary place,

Death is coming for this planet and every living thing on it." "Death is coming for all of us, this planet included, whether we prolong its existence or not," Chakotay said.

You took my body and my soul, but you wanted no part of my truth.

The Prime Directive exists to remind us that we are not gods. We don't get to reorganize every world, every civilization, every existence out here in our own image,

Doctor Sharak did not hear from her yesterday. He requested that I rectify that today. I came here at his request, but two hours later, my gut tells me something is wrong. I'm the one you need to satisfy now, which is bad news for you and whoever you work for. I've got five generations of Starfleet brass in my family tree and, unlike Doctor Sharak, I actually know how this game is played.

Her shortsightedness had almost brought the entire multiverse to oblivion. That Admiral Janeway had chosen to die so her younger self and crew might live, but had that been a noble sacrifice? Or was it her only escape from pain she no longer knew how to endure? How

Are you saying that as long as you are capable of bearing children, you are expected to do nothing else?" Torres asked. "What else could we possibly do that any civilized society would regard more highly?" Wentin asked. Any

He'd already opened the first of what he hoped would be at least a couple of bottles of red wine. There would be no synthehol on the menu this evening.

What we both overlooked was the fact that insight is not only gained by personal reflection, often it is acquired by unexpected experiences that bring new perspectives to our analysis.

I see you've managed to inspire a truly frightening degree of loyalty in those you command," she observed. "I watched you do it for seven years," he replied. "Looks like I finally got the hang of it.

Sometimes command means letting those under you do their jobs

I love you," she said softly for the first time. It shocked her to realize she had never spoken the words until now.

humanity has spent too much time in the children's section of the universal library,

Most things worth doing come with their fair share of risks

Chakotay took his hand before replying, "If you'll permit me the presumption, I've never been more proud of a journey I've witnessed than yours. If anyone had told me the day Voyager first set her course back to the Alpha Quadrant that this is where Tom Paris would be now, I wouldn't have believed it.

It's hard to balwnce a career and a family. There's no way to get it right all the time

As a photonic being, I could easily follow Captain Eden at a brisk run and likely overtake her in the next hour. Were you inclined to take better care of yourself—and maintain a routine of rigorous exercise, like most Starfleet officers—you might be able to keep pace with me. However, I suspect even a light jog would have you panting for mercy in less than four hundred meters.

Your beliefs become your thoughts. Your thoughts become your words. Your words become your actions. Your actions become your habits. Your habits become your values. Your values become your destiny. —Mahatma Gandhi

We're both serving with some of the brightest lights in Starfleet. It's easy to get lost in the shadows of their brilliance.

You have some special expertise in sensor configurations of which I am not aware?