Sulu: Fuel systems checked?
Chekov: Checked.
Sulu: Hydraulics checked?
Chekov: Checked.
Sulu: Transponder checked?
Chekov: Like a picnic tablecloth.
Sulu: In general, ship not broken?
Chekov: Ship, so far as one can tell, not broken.

While we’re on the topic of famous authors who were absurdly into each other: Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman

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Like, a lot.

Whitman about Wilde: “One of the first things I said was that I should call him ‘Oscar.’ ‘I like that so much,’ he answered, laying his hand on my knee. He seemed to me like a great big, splendid boy. He is so frank, and outspoken, and manly. I don’t see why such mocking things are written of him.” 

Wilde about Whitman: “Oscar told Ives that there was ‘no doubt’ about Whitman’s sexual tastes. ‘I have the kiss of Walt Whitman still on my lips,’ he boasted.”