Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series)

State of Flux (1995)

Ethan Phillips: Neelix

Quotes 

• [Neelix gives Chakotay a leola root to taste; after one bite he immediately spits it out] 

  Commander Chakotay : You expect us to eat this?

  Neelix : B... This is the reason I brought you here, Commander! There's no better source of vitamins and minerals in the quadrant than in this... this ugly little root.

  Commander Chakotay : I'd find the second-best source acceptable if it tasted better.

  Neelix : [laughing]  You humans, ah! You're not used to roughing it, are ya? Well, you take it from one who knows. The day may come when you'll relish every last crunch of leola. Stewed for a few hours in a light herbal broth, ah, you wouldn't even notice the mildew.

• [Seska reveals to Chakotay that she has served him food stolen from Neelix's kitchen] 

  Commander Chakotay : Thanks for including me in a criminal conspiracy. Does he know about this yet?

  Seska : Well, the morale crisis ended a few minutes ago, so I'd say...

  Neelix : [over communicator]  Neelix to Chakotay!

  Seska : ...that he probably does.

• Neelix : Just remember the old trader's axiom: Never judge a fruit by its skin.