Annotations, Ch 100
“Why does Spock call you Captain? Were you in the war together?”
“We served together.”
“And you don’t want to talk about it? Why? Did you do something wrong? Are you afraid of something? Whatever it is, let me help.”
“Let me help. A hundred years or so from now, I believe, a famous novelist will write a classic using that theme. He’ll recommend those three words, even over ‘I love you.’”
“Centuries from now? Who is he? Where does he come from? Where will he come from?”
“Silly question. Want to hear a silly answer?”
“Yes.”
“A planet circling that far left star in Orion’s belt. See?”
Star Trek, the Original Series, City on the Edge of Forever