It’s sad that I learned most of my flirting techniques from shows like this.
[RIKER and GUINAN attempt to teach WESLEY how to flirt]
RIKER: You are the most beautiful woman in the galaxy. You don’t know how long I’ve wanted to tell you that.
GUINAN: But you were afraid.
RIKER: Yes.
GUINAN: Of me?
RIKER: Of us. Of what we might become.
WESLEY: Uh, Commander—
RIKER: Or that you might think that was a line.
GUINAN: Maybe I do think it’s a line.
RIKER: Then you think I’m not sincere.
GUINAN: I didn’t say that. There’s nothing wrong with a line. It’s like a knock at the door.
RIKER: Then you’re inviting me in.
GUINAN: I’m not sending you away.
RIKER: That’s more than I expected.
GUINAN: Is it as much as you hoped?
RIKER: To hope is to recognize the possibility. I had only dreams.
GUINAN: Dreams can be dangerous.
RIKER: Not these dreams. I dream of a galaxy where your eyes are the stars and the universe worships the night.
GUINAN: Careful. Putting me on a pedestal so high, you may not be able to reach me.
RIKER: Then I’ll learn how to fly. You are the heart in my day and the soul in my night.
WESLEY: I don’t think this is my style.
GUINAN: Shut up, kid!
[turns to RIKER]
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