We're looking for a planeet on the strength of a song. it's crazy I know, but its the only chance we have to do something useful.". .Evan Wilson said gravely "I think you're as crazy as Heinrich Schliemann - and you know what happened to him! "" What". ."you don't know what happened to him?" she asked her blue eyes widening in astonishment." Ever read Homer's Iliad, Captain?". ."I don't know what translation you read Doctor, but there was no Heinrich Schliemann in mine - or in the Odyssey." "That depends on how you look at it." smiling she settled back into her chair and went on, " Heinrich Schliemann was from Earth, pre-federation days, and he read Homer too. No, not just read him, believed him. So he set out at his own expense-mind you, I doubt he could have found anyone else to fund such a crazy endeavor - to find Troy, a city that most of the educated people of his time considered pure invention on Homer's part." "And?""And he found it. Next time you're on earth, stop by the Troy Museum. the artifacts are magnificent, and every one of them was found on the strength of a song. Janet Kagan
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This quote is taken from the movie, Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump, played by Tom Hanks, is infatuated with Jenny Curran, played by Robin Wright. But before he can propose to her, he must first prove himself. He applies for the Vietnam War and makes it into the Special Forces.

He then applies for the Olympics and makes it into the basketball team. His next test is to become a doctor at the local hospital - which he does using his "gump" skills - where he meets Dr. Rosemary Brown, played by Sally Field.

He decides to make her his wife after she tells him she's never been married before.

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