Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series)
Sacred Ground (1996)
Kate Mulgrew: Capt. Kathryn Janeway
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Quotes
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[last lines]
The Doctor : [after elaborating to Kes and Janeway how they have been able to survive the biogenic field] Captain? If there's something about my analysis you disagree with...?
Captain Kathryn Janeway : [appearing disappointed] It's a perfectly sound explanation, Doctor. Very... scientific.
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Captain Kathryn Janeway : The ritual I went through was meaningless, and Kes has done nothing to prepare herself. How could either of us be ready to go through the field?
Old Man #2 : If you believe you're ready, then you are. There's no more to it than that.
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Captain Kathryn Janeway : I did everything you asked of me. You've led me to believe that would allow me to help Kes.
Ritual Guide : I haven't led you anywhere, Kathryn. You've taken me along wherever you wanted to go. This was your ritual. You set these challenges for yourself.
Captain Kathryn Janeway : It's true that I came here with certain expectations. Are you saying that you simply... fulfilled my expectations?
Ritual Guide : You'd have settled for nothing else.
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Captain Kathryn Janeway : I'm just trying to understand how this works. The monks I saw in the sanctuary were young. They couldn't have waited such a long time to go through their rituals.
Old Woman : [to the old men] Now, she's right about that, you know.
Old Man #2 : She's a smart one.
Old Man #1 : She thinks she is, at any rate.
Captain Kathryn Janeway : This is a test of some kind, isn't it? To prove my determination.
Old Woman : A test? She thinks we're a test. What is she talking about?
Old Man #2 : She must like tests. I suppose tests make sense to her.
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Captain Kathryn Janeway : I'm willing to do whatever is necessary.
Ritual Guide : I don't doubt that, but do you realize that all of this is meaningless, that the only thing that matters is finding your connection to the spirits?
Captain Kathryn Janeway : I'm going to make every effort to do that, but I didn't come here for personal enlightenment. I'm trying to save a member of my crew.
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Captain Kathryn Janeway : I've never been able to draw. My sister was the artist in the family.
Ritual Guide : And you were the scientist.
Captain Kathryn Janeway : That's true. When other children were outside playing games, I was doing mathematics problems.
Ritual Guide : Mathematics. I can see why you enjoyed it. Solve a problem, get an answer. The answer's either right or wrong. It's very absolute.
Captain Kathryn Janeway : I've always found that satisfying.
Ritual Guide : I'm sure you did.
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Ritual Guide : You are fond of your little devices, aren't you?
Captain Kathryn Janeway : They've always served me well.
Ritual Guide : I'm sure they have.
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Captain Kathryn Janeway : I'm dying.
Ritual Guide : Everyone dies eventually.
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Captain Kathryn Janeway : I guess the physical conditioning programs on the holodeck didn't quite prepare me for this.
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Captain Kathryn Janeway : So, there's no real ritual after all?
Old Man #2 : 'Real' is such a relative term. Most of the challenges in life are the ones we create for ourselves.
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Commander Chakotay : Captain... I don't understand this.
Captain Kathryn Janeway : Neither do I. That's the challenge.
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Ritual Guide : You've come back to seek the spirits.
Captain Kathryn Janeway : I don't know what I'm seeking.
Ritual Guide : Then I believe you are ready to begin.
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Captain Kathryn Janeway : To each his own, Commander, but I imagine if we scratch deep enough, we'd find a scientific basis for most religious doctrines.
Commander Chakotay : I remember when my mother taught me about the science underlying the vision quest. In a way I felt disappointed. Some of the mystery was gone. Maybe the Nechani have chosen not to lose the mystery.
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Old Woman : We're waiting. Come. Join us.
Captain Kathryn Janeway : What exactly are you waiting for?
Old Man #2 : Just... waiting.
Captain Kathryn Janeway : How long have you been sitting here?
Old Man #2 : Uh, how long HAS it been?
Old Man #1 : Why ya asking me? I've lost track!
Old Man #2 : It's been a while, I know that.
Old Woman : Oh, it's been... as long as we can remember.
Captain Kathryn Janeway : Are you telling me I have to wait a lifetime before I can go through the ritual?
Old Man #1 : I didn't hear anyone say that. Did you?
Old Man #2 : Certainly not. All we said was that we're waiting.