“My problems seem so small.” “All problems seem large when you first encounter them, Belle. It’s OK.”

Every step hurt. But I made a living dealing with things. I was a problem solver.

It’s funny how, even in a moment of total despair, a small touch of human kindness can make an impression.

The ships had comm systems that exploited Einstein’s “spooky action at a distance” to allow for instantaneous communications. The explorers couldn’t travel faster than light, but their words could.