- Devore Inspector Kashyk: Captain, do you trust me?
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Not for a second.
- Devore Inspector Kashyk: Exactly! And why should you? Trust has to be earned. It's gradual, and yet it's the foundation of every relationship, professional and personal. It's also a concept alien to the telepathic races. Why take someone at their word when you can simply read their mind?
- Devore Inspector Kashyk: I suppose you liked me better in uniform.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: I haven't decided whether I like you at all.
- [Kashyk contemplates the Kolyan Kolyar - infinite spirals - in space]
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Are you saying goodbye? There'll be other spirals.
- Devore Inspector Kashyk: They just never looked quite so... beautiful before. Could be the company I'm keeping.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Or the polarization axis of the windows.
- Devore Inspector Kashyk: That must be it.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: You'll have your own quarters but limited access to Voyager's systems, and your whereabouts will be monitored at all times.
- Devore Inspector Kashyk: I'm used to being surrounded by armed guards. Makes me feel secure.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Only this time, they answer to me. Consider them a reminder that Voyager is my ship.
- Devore Inspector Kashyk: I don't think anyone could doubt that.
- [Janeway has been deceived earlier by Inspector Kashyk]
- Devore Inspector Kashyk: You created false readings.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: That is the theme for this evening, isn't it?
- Chakotay: Devore soldiers have materialized on decks 15, 12, 8, 4...
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: And... one.
- Devore Inspector Kashyk: [over comm] Captain Janeway, report to your ready room.
- [Prax has recommended placing the Voyager crew under detention after they helped the Brenari escape the Devore soldiers]
- Devore Inspector Kashyk: To hell with protocol, Prax! Do you think either of us will benefit from having this failure on our records? As far as you're concerned, this incident never occurred. Make sure your teams share that understanding!
- Devore Inspector Kashyk: Well played, Captain. It seems I never did earn your trust.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: I had to take a few precautions. You understand.
- Devore Inspector Kashyk: Better than anyone.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: [trying to avoid more Devore inspection vessels] Tuvok, Seven. I want you to lay in a course that'll attract as little attention as possible. Avoid their colonies, space stations, tourist attractions - if they have any.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: [receiving Inspector Kashyk for the fourth time] I submitted to your previous inspections because you outgunned me, but I don't see any of your warships nearby. I have no intention of cooperating.
- Devore Inspector Kashyk: I'm not here to search Voyager.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Then what do you want, Inspector?
- Devore Inspector Kashyk: Call me Kashyk, please. I never liked that title. In fact, I've left it behind.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Did somebody offer you a promotion, or are you just having a bad day?
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: How do you predict a random occurrence?
- Devore Inspector Kashyk: You follow your instincts.
- [Janeway is questioned why Voyager has entered a restricted sector]
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: We were planning to study a supernova remnant not far from here.
- Devore Inspector Kashyk: You strayed a full light year from your course in order to observe an astronomical phenomenon?
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: We're explorers.
- Devore Inspector Kashyk: Yes, I remember. I also remember warning you about going where you don't belong.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Exploring can sometimes be hard to resist, Inspector.
- Devore Inspector Kashyk: Well, it's a romantic notion, Captain, but one I *can't* allow you to indulge.
- Torat: Federations, imperiums... Why do you people feel such a need to align yourselves with monolithic organizations, hm?
- [last lines]
- Devore Inspector Kashyk: For what it's worth... you made a tempting offer. The bridge is yours.
- Neelix: [in the midst of telling the telepathic Brenari children a tale] It seemed hopeless. Until they discovered...
- Adar: [bored] ... a door.
- Neelix: You... A door, right, a mysterious door, right in the middle of a...
- Adar: [bored] ... a clearing.
- Neelix: [laughs, embarrassed] You know, it's, it's... huh... it's not nice to read people's thoughts when they're telling a story.
- Prax: Gaharay vessel, prepare to be inspected. Crew members are instructed to step away from their stations
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: We know the drill.
- Prax: Side arms and scanning equipment are to be set aside. Deviation from this or any other inspection protocols will not be tolerated.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: All hands, this is the Captain. Prepare to be boarded by Devore inspection teams. Give them your full cooperation.