- Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres: You don't know how strong... how hard it is... to fight this... urge.
- Lieutenant Tom Paris: Are you telling me that I'm impossible to resist?
- Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres: I wouldn't go that far.
- [after Torres has been cured of her Pon farr, she plays down the incident]
- Lieutenant Tom Paris: Yeah, I know. You're afraid that your big, scary Klingon side might've been showing. Well, I saw it up close, and, you know, it wasn't so terrible. In fact, I wouldn't mind seeing it again someday.
- [Paris orders the turbolift to resume, and Torres gets off on the next level]
- Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres: Careful what you wish for, Lieutenant.
- Ensign Vorik: I have always had great respect for B'Elanna. I hope she isn't too... upset with me.
- The Doctor: With Lieutenant Torres, "upset" is a relative term.
- Lieutenant Tom Paris: So... this is the part where you throw heavy objects at me?
- Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres: Maybe later.
- Lieutenant Tuvok: Lieutenant Torres is out of contact on the planet.
- Ensign Vorik: Then I'll find her. B'Elanna needs me, and I need her.
- Lieutenant Tuvok: It is a far more sensible strategy to get her safely back to Voyager, and then decide on the proper resolution.
- Ensign Vorik: The resolution must be that we become mates. It is only logical!
- Lieutenant Tuvok: Lieutenant Torres has never been a great follower of logic.
- [the Doctor has been studying up on Klingons]
- The Doctor: There's a copious amount of information in the cultural database about their mating practices. Did you know that fracturing a clavicle on the wedding night is actually considered a blessing on the marriage?
- Captain Janeway: As a matter of fact, I didn't.
- The Doctor: I'm planning to do a comparative study of all these mating rituals. It really is fascinating.
- [Janeway looks at him quizzically]
- The Doctor: ...from a socio-biological point of view.
- Lieutenant Tuvok: There is nothing logical about the Pon farr. It is a time when instinct and emotion dominate over reason. It cannot be analyzed by the rational mind nor cured by conventional medicine. Anyone who has experienced it understands that it must simply be followed to its natural resolution.
- Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres: You've never been hard to get, Tom.
- Lieutenant Tom Paris: Well, I'm making an exception.
- The Doctor: For such an intellectually enlightened race, Vulcans have a remarkably Victorian attitude about sex.
- Lieutenant Tuvok: That is a very human judgment, Doctor.
- Lieutenant Tom Paris: They'll tear each other to pieces!
- Lieutenant Tuvok: The risk of injury seems preferable to the certainty of dying from a chemical imbalance.
- The Doctor: You seem... much improved.
- Ensign Vorik: Yes. Your holodeck therapy was very effective. I must compliment you on an innovative solution.
- The Doctor: I'm pleased to hear that. This could be a viable alternative for space-faring Vulcans! When we get back, I'm sure Starfleet Medical will...
- [Vorik gives him a stern look]
- The Doctor: ...never hear about your personal experiences from me.
- Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres: See, I've picked up your scent, Tom. I've tasted your blood.
- Lieutenant Tom Paris: No. No. I'm your friend, and I have to watch out for you when your judgment's been impaired. If you let these instincts take over now, you'll hate yourself and me too for taking advantage of you. I won't do that.
- [Paris and Torres in a mating fight]
- Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres: Well, what are you doing?
- Lieutenant Tom Paris: Enjoying myself?
- Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres: Then show it!