Seven Words in TNG

He chuckled to himself, thinking that his

 

day of outsmarting Q had finally arrived

 

.

"Jean-Luc, while I admire your attempt at

 

snarkiness, you can't outdo me. I was

 

about to remove rutabagas from history, but

 

don't ever underestimate my abilities to send

 

Hallmark greeting cards to everyone you have

 

ever known in your life...I can

 

Troi...who, I might remind you, is

 

thinking of you this very moment.

"No,

 

the line must be drawn HEYAH! This

 

far...and no farther!!! And I will

 

will make Lwaxana PAY for what she's

 

done to my sex drive over the

 

course of seven seasons! Now, write me

 

card saying that, dammit!"

"Oh, Jean-Luc, you

 

dreamer," said Q, "you will never be

 

a Horatio Hornblower in space. No, you

 

will, in the fullness of time, be