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“Montgomery Scott, call me Scotty,” he said.”

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“And yet you’re still a rude son of a bitch,” McCoy said. “If I am, Doctor,” Spock said, “it is a trait…

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“better to rule in hell than serve in heaven.”

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“Dilithium crystals are a necessary component of warp engines. The unique properties of the crystals allow for precise control of the matter/antimatter…

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“There is only one military institution left in the Federation: Starfleet.”

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“For the most part, Jim Kirk said everything that needed to be said about himself. But he left out one important detail,…

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“Those first few weeks I became acquainted with one of the truths of space travel: it can be very dull.”

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“the starship Obama”

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“We passed the dry dock and then it and the ship were gone. It would be a number of years before I…

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“I would soon discover his annoyed expression was his resting state.”

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“This was the first time I’d met a Tellarite, and to this day I’m still impressed by the ease with which they…

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“In some ways, he was just like the rest of us: lonely, ambitious, a son, a father, a lover, never truly content.…

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“Chris Pike,” I said. Pike was well-known among Starfleet as a wildly successful officer.”

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“Ensign Chekov, reporting for duty, Keptin,”

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“I was 27, and I was now a captain. And I hadn’t seen my child in two years.”

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“Couldn’t you build some form of computer aid here?” I said. “In this zinc-plated, vacuum-tubed culture?” Sometimes Spock spoke to me as…

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“Keep your promises, forgo your grudges, apologize when necessary, speak your love, and speak it again.”

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“Rand be transferred to his ship, the Lexington, to fill an opening in his communications department.”

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“Because of her, I would literally save history. And I would also regret it for the rest of my life.”

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“You disrespected our traditions,” T’Pau said. “I did not mean to,” I said. I suppose I could’ve blamed McCoy for what happened…

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“Khan Noonien Singh.”

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“He’s Captain Mayweather’s son?”

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“Spock decided at that moment to surprise me. “I felt for him too,” he said. I didn’t know what to make of…

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“It is in this way that he is a true hero; despite his successes, he knew there was always more work to…

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“I don’t want you transferred, lad. I’m thinking what’s best for you. You do your work, sure,” he said. “But an engineer…

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