Because in all the universe, you’re the closest thing I have to a friend, Jean-Luc.

BEVERLY: Well, don’t expect too much sympathy from me. You have been a pain in our backside often enough.
Q: Your bedside manner’s admirable, Doctor. I’m sure your patients recover quickly just to get away from you!
3.13 | Déjà Q

Q: Truthfully, Jean-Luc, I have been extremely preoccupied by a most frightening experience of my own. A couple of hours ago, I started realizing this body was no longer functioning properly. I felt weak, the life oozing out of me! I could no longer stand…and then I lost consciousness.
Picard: You fell asleep.
Q: It’s terrifying! How can you stand it day after day?
3.13 | Deja Q

Worf: Be quiet or disappear back where you came from.
Q: I can’t disappear any more than you can win a beauty contest.
3.13 | Deja Q