



“Sometimes I feel there’s a monster inside of me, fighting to get out.”
“And it frightens you?”
“Of course it does. My Klingon side can be… terrifying - even to me.”
“It gives you strength. It’s a part of you.”
“That doesn’t mean I have to like it.”
If being human is not simply a matter of being born flesh and blood, if it is instead a way of thinking, acting and feeling, then I am hopeful that one day I will discover my own humanity.

Guinan: [Data]’s proved his value to you.
Picard: In ways I cannot begin to calculate.Star Trek: The Next Generation, 2x09, “The Measure of a Man”