"Let me help. A hundred years or so from now, I believe, a famous novelist will write a classic ..."

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"Let me help. A hundred years or so from now, I believe, a famous novelist will write a classic using that theme. He'll recommend those three words even over I love you."

Who knows the source of this quote? Please don't put the answer in your subject line. Thanks.

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1. I do.

Captain James Tiberius Kirk, Captain of the starship Enterprise, during a time travel back to the twentieth century,in the Star Trek series. The three words recommended were "Let me help" because he was offering to help this woman.

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2. Ding ding ding.

Well done.

Although, it was the woman, Edith, who was offering to help Kirk.

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3. I know now

Bonner the Stochastic. I admit I had to look that up. I’m a nerd but not that big a nerd.

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4. Ding di - wait a minute.

Kirk spoke the quote, but novel's author was Bonner the Stochastic. In that sense that he inspired it, I suppose Bonner could be be considered the source.

Judges?



p.s. I had to look up Bonner, too.

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5. Ok how about this answer

Harlan Ellison wrote the episode. Gene Roddenberry is also listed as a writer with (created by) next to his name.

That’s actually what I was googling when I came across Bonner. I liked that answer until you challenged it.

Is there a prize? Fun way to start the day.

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6. No hints here! (Doh!)

Well, Ellison wrote the original script, but I think Blish added the bit about Bonner.

I'm googling it, too. My preliminary results are that Blish added Bonner and had used him in previous (Blish) works. I certainly could be mistaken.

Of course there's a prize. You know that warm feeling you get when you answer a question correctly? You're welcome.