- Alan Eppes: Larry, I'm going to give you the same advice I've given to all the geniuses I know.
- Dr. Larry Fleinhardt: Which is?
- Alan Eppes: Don't be an idiot.
- Megan Reeves: Well, I didn't run away from home at 16, but I didn't walk either. And unlike Crystal, I can live with most of my decisions.
- [She stops and looks at Larry, concerned]
- Megan Reeves: Does that make you uncomfortable?
- Dr. Larry Fleinhardt: [Shaking his head] I'm a man who lives in hotel rooms, and sleeps on couches.
- [pauses]
- Dr. Larry Fleinhardt: Does that make *you* uncomfortable?
- Megan Reeves: [Smiling] Noooo, I find it oddly attractive.
- Dr. Larry Fleinhardt: [Smiling, obviously pleased with this] You *constantly* put me in mind of the 157 Nebula, with these endless layers upon layers of complexities.
- Megan Reeves: [Smiling] You know, I don't think I will ever get tired of being compared to the 157 Nebula.