



Q: To my professor of the humanities… I have decided, my dear Data, to give you something very, very special.
Data: If your intention is to make me human, Q…
Q: No no no, don’t be foolish. I would never curse you by making you human.
“Sometimes I feel there’s a monster inside of me, fighting to get out.”
“And it frightens you?”
“Of course it does. My Klingon side can be… terrifying - even to me.”
“It gives you strength. It’s a part of you.”
“That doesn’t mean I have to like it.”
If being human is not simply a matter of being born flesh and blood, if it is instead a way of thinking, acting and feeling, then I am hopeful that one day I will discover my own humanity.