- Seven of Nine: When Commander Chakotay and I first encountered the Ventu, I found them primitive, of little interest to me, but as I spent more time with them, I came to realize that they're... a resourceful, self-reliant people. Their isolation may limit their potential, but if that isolation ends, so will a unique way of life.
- Tom Paris: [receiving the instructor] It's an honor to meet you, sir. May I show you to the Delta Flyer?
- Kleg, Flying Instructor: Why?
- Tom Paris: Um... so you can explain what I did wrong and then administer the test.
- Kleg, Flying Instructor: It sounds to me like you need lessons in patience as well.
- B'Elanna Torres: [ironic] Oh, Tom is very patient, sir.
- Neelix: [likewise] Never impulsive.
- Harry Kim: Take all the time you need. He'll enjoy the extra attention.
- [Chakotay and Seven find a tribe of primitive people, dressed in animal skins]
- Chakotay: I'm guessing they're pre-warp.
- [Paris has to interrupt his flight test after being recalled to duty, performing some audacious maneuvers in the process]
- Kleg, Flying Instructor: I am sorry to inform you, Mr. Paris, but you have failed this examination! You will no longer be allowed to operate a vessel within Ledosian space.
- Tom Paris: Something tells me that's not gonna be a problem.
- [as a penalty for a flight infraction, Paris has to take flight lessons]
- Harry Kim: Tom! You joining us? Oh, that's right, you have to go to pilot school!
- B'Elanna Torres: I hear the course takes days.
- Tom Paris: Yeah, for most people, but I did a little research. If the instructor agrees, you can skip the lessons and go right to the test, so I will be seeing you in a couple of hours.
- Neelix: [to Torres] You have to admire his optimism.
- [with the energy barrier down, Ledosians have entered the Ventu's territory]
- Seven of Nine: Isn't it possible the Ledosians will improve the lives of the Ventu?
- Chakotay: Improve them? How?
- Seven of Nine: They're intelligent people. Exposure to education and technology may give them better opportunities.
- Chakotay: Can you honestly say that you know what's better for them?
- [Paris has asked the flying instructor to speed up the lesson plan, which the latter refuses]
- Kleg, Flying Instructor: Besides, why stop now? You're getting very close to becoming an adequate pilot.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Then what do you think we should do?
- Seven of Nine: I'm uncertain.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: It's not like you to be on the fence.
- Chakotay: In all the excitement, I never apologized.
- Seven of Nine: For what?
- Chakotay: Causing you to miss that conference.
- Seven of Nine: As a matter of fact, I... wanted to thank you for that.
- Chakotay: I thought you were angry.
- Seven of Nine: I was, but you were right - warp mechanics can be studied anytime. The Ventu, on the other hand...
- Tom Paris: [Paris has broken a local traffic law, and has just been informed by Janeway that he's been sentenced to...] Piloting lessons?
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Well, apparently, the standard penalty for your infraction is a three-day course in flight safety followed by a test.
- Tom Paris: Well, did you explain to them that we wouldn't be here that long?
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Well, actually, while you were completing your mission, Seven was invited to a four-day conference.
- Tom Paris: Here on Ledos?
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: I decided to give the entire crew shore leave. It'll give you plenty of time to brush up on your piloting skills.
- Tom Paris: I don't need lessons.
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: Apparently, the authorities disagree.
- Tom Paris: But, Captain...
- Captain Kathryn Janeway: You may not have known the Ledosians' rules, but you know ours. Comply with local law. Understood?