"We don't talk about George Kirk in that house." [Mostly because his mom would just cry half the time and Sam would clam up as well. Which just left Jim, with no memories of the guy and a legacy to live up to that he didn't want.]

"But I've read Starfleet's reports and Pike's dissertation and I've listened to the transmissions. Tactically, it makes sense but when it's your dad, you don't really give a shit about that. You just care that he was never there and you've had to spend your whole life fighting against his shadow anyway."