“ The aim here is not to separate fact from fantasy but to show how each embodies a distinct class of knowledge and how one is deeply implicated in the other. Constance Penley
“ Wesley Crusher: Say goodbye, Data. Lt. Cmdr. Data: Goodbye, Data. [crew laughs] Lt. Cmdr. Data: Was that funny? Wesley Crusher: [laughs] Lt. Cmdr. Data: Accessing. Ah! Burns and Allen, Roxy Theater,… Star Trek The Next Generation
“ Star Trek? I asked her. Really? What? she demanded, bending unnaturally black eyebrows together. There are two kinds of people in the universe, Molly, I said. Star Trek fans and Star Wars fans. This i… Jim Butcher
“ Yeah, the whole family knows. It's no big deal. One night at dinner I said, 'Mom, you know the forbidden love that Spock has for Kirk? Well, me too.' It was easier for her to understand that way. Holly Black
“ Kirk: How close will we come to the nearest Klingon outpost if we continue on our present course?Chekov: Vun parsec, sir. Close enough to smell them.Spock: That is illogical, ensign. Odors cannot trav… David Gerrold
“ To boldly go where no uploaded metahuman colony has gone before' has a certain ring to it, doesn't it? Charles Stross
“ Romulan or Vulcan?' the ushers asked each guest.Marion, who had been poised to say 'friends of the bride' had responded to the question with an open-mouthed stare, and Jay Omega answered, 'Klingon! wh… Sharyn McCrumb
“ A writer is very much like the captain on a star ship facing the unknown. When you face the blank page and you have no idea where you're going. It can be terrifying, but it can also be the adventure o… Michael Piller
“ Don't be afraid to make an ass of yourself. I do it all the time, and look what I got." (Spoken at a graduation ceremony while holding aloft an honorary doctoral degree from McGill University) William Shatner
“ Nor does she attend conventions any more: she’s seen enough kids dressed up like vampires and bunnies and , and especially like the nastier villains of Alphinland. She really can’t bear one more inept… Margaret Atwood
“ I've met actors where you think, if only you could just clean up your act and get it together, people would want to work with you. Some people are so difficult, it's just not worth working with them. Patrick Stewart
“ Despite centuries of English literature, the most famous split infinitive in all of history comes from Star Trek. R. Curtis Venture
“ Data: My positronic brain has several layers of shielding to protect me from power surges. It would be possible for you to remove my cranial unit and take it with you.Riker: Let me get this straight--… Star Trek The Next Generation
“ In those days, men proved their strength and manliness by being well mannered, helpful, and gentle. Just how gentle they could be under trying circumstances, how civilised they could be in a harsh wor… Terry Lee Rioux
“ A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away. Gene Roddenberry
“ This is a new land, this is a new place, this is a new world, this is unknown. This is uncharted, this is all there is. We don't have any other place to go. I always quote Gene as saying "Why are we n… Majel Barrett Roddenberry
