If you've been to my quotes page, you'll notice that I collect many Star Trek quotes. However, since I am now making this page, I may just transfer those to this page. I would definitely make sense to have them here. Until then, though, I will just put some quotes from books, not the actual series, and some of my favorite pictures.
First of all, let me say that I loved this movie. I saw it three times in the theater, and I own it on DVD. Now, trying not to spoil anything for those of you who haven't seen it (what the heck are you waiting for?), but let me just say that I cried every time that I watched the movie. Fifteen years spent with this "group of friends" will do that to you after watching this movie. Anyhow, I borrowed the novelization from my local library and read it, also. So, here are some quotes... and if you haven't seen the movie, I wouldn't advise reading any further.
**WARNING: SPOILERS** There, that's your official notice.
"And then he paused, and looked at Geordi a second time - deeply, and Geordi swore to himself this time it was not his imagination; this time, he clearly saw unmistakable emotion in the android's pale eyes: friendship, and compassion, and true gratitude.
'Thank you, Geordi,' Data said simply.
And in that instant, Geordi wanted to remove his force field, to take Data's arm, persuade him not to go - but it was the only chance... Geordi stayed, watching, a sudden tightness in his throat, a strange emptiness in him, as if his own field had failed and his lungs been sucked empty by the void."
"Picard parted his lips. There were many things he wanted to say: first, that Data should not sacrifice himself, that he should destroy the matrix and use the ETU for himself. He was, after all, very near immortal, and his service to Starfleet would continue for centuries, at least - whereas Picard's usefulness was limited to a handful of years. Second, he wanted to say, knowing that Data would refuse to let the captain remain, that he, Picard, was deeply grateful to the android for such a sacrifice; that it had been an honor to know Data, to learn from Data, to have had Data as a friend... That he hoped Data knew just how deeply he was esteemed not just by his captain, but by all his friends and crew members aboard the Enterprise, and throughout Starfleet. That he hoped Data knew how much he had changed Picard's life for the better. That he hoped Data knew what a better place the universe was for his having lived in it... But time passed too swiftly for Picard to say any of the thousand things that came to mind... and the image of his friend began to fade from view."
"In his final moment, as he pulled out his phaser and fired point-blank into the thalaron matrix, Data allowed himself full access to all memories of his friends simultaneously. And in the glorious instant before the matrix itself exploded in an eruption of emarald and ruby fire, incinerating the android into ash, Data was with all of them."
"The hardest thing, for Geordi La Forge, was not the terrible shock of realizing his friend was dead, or of speaking about him during the wake, but in returning to Data's cabin and packing up his belongings... Data's presence was palpable everywhere: One would never have known, from entering the android's quarters, that the inhabitant was not human. Signs of individuality, even eccentricity, were everywhere. The Sherlock Holmes deerstalker's hat. The violin. Data's paintings... He glanced up at the sound of something on the dresser being knocked over. A distinct meow followed... Without hesitation, the cat leaped into Worf's arms... 'I am not, a 'cat person.'' 'I think you are now,' Geordi said. Worf looked down at the cat, who nestled comfortably into the Klingon's strong arms and began purring happily. Worf let go an exasperated, if suspiciously tender, sigh as Geordi grinned at the pair."
"Picard waited, the skin on his arms pricking; for an instant, he was near weeping. But the B-4 did not speak again; and at last, Picard gathered himself and left."
*All of the previous quotes are from J.M. Dillard's novelization of Star Trek: Nemesis. The story is by John Logan, Rick Berman, and Brent Spiner. The editing of the quotes is my own, only because Data has long been "there", which may sound weird to anyone who has never been attached to a television character, and I wanted to keep the parts that describe his "last moments" well.
B-4 had better learn fast, because I see only the beginning of this "generation's final journey". As always, I hope there's more to come.
This is Tulip, signing off.
