Dick Hetschel

“ I thought a few new worlds might ease the tension back on Earth ... before everything gets blown to pieces."
"That's what I mean; a few new worlds to explore might slow lousy man in his wild race to the backside of heaven. New frontiers. New excitements. It's bound to tie people closer together in spite of their prejudices."
"But the glory! Don't forget the glory!"
"The patriotic zeal!"
"Yeah, the patriotic zeal! I feel the same way you do. Here we're trying to bring the world closer together and we have to do it in the name of the arms effort of a single nation." ”

“ What's it like?"
"Same as before."
"I can see someone's leg and the back of someone's head. Damn this lousy intercom. I can't even recognize voices."
"What's it matter who we are? We're just a lousy pack of sardines 'til we hit Earth."
"Good old Earth—hell with it."
"Gentlemen—I would make a speech!"
"Also the hell with you!" ”