Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)
The Bonding (1989)
Wil Wheaton: Wesley Crusher
Quotes
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[the mother of Jeremy, a little boy, has died in an away mission]
Commander William T. Riker : Do you know Jeremy well?
Wesley Crusher : [shakes his head] But I know what this is gonna be like for him.
Commander William T. Riker : That's part of life in Starfleet, Wesley.
Wesley Crusher : I know. They're very careful to prepare us for anything. But still...
Commander William T. Riker : I know.
Wesley Crusher : How do you get used to it? The telling them?
Commander William T. Riker : You hope you never do.
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Wesley Crusher : Do you ever think about him, Mom?
Doctor Beverly Crusher : Your father? Sure I do.
Wesley Crusher : Sometimes... I can't even remember what his face looks like. It scares me.
Doctor Beverly Crusher : It happens to all of us, Wes. Sometimes... I can't get his face *out* of my mind.
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Wesley Crusher : [dealing with his own father's death] My parents had told me about the dangers of Starfleet missions. I knew it could happen.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : So you were prepared?
Wesley Crusher : No, I wasn't prepared at all. How can anyone be prepared to hear that a parent is never coming home again?