Damn it, Bones, you're a doctor. You know that pain and guilt can't be taken away with a wave of a magic wand. They're the things we carry with us, the things that make us who we are. If we lose them, we lose ourselves. I don't want my pain taken away! I need my pain!

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"Love sometimes expresses itself in sacrifice."

- James Kirk

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"Liberty and freedom have to be more than just words."

- James Kirk

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