"That's right. You know--'the grass is always greener' stuff. When you
get tired of facing reality you can sign on the Stardust Overdrive.
Treat yourself to a thrill--the biggest in the cosmos. I've found the
answer I was looking for, Radwick, the thing you haven't been able to
find with all your mathematical cube symbols. Men stay on the Stardust
Overdrive and _with_ an Ideal only because they choose a fantasy life
to reality. They _think_ they have it better out there on Scolaris.
Better? They fight and die just as they would on Earth. The rub comes
in when you realize you're only being a sucker for another race--doing
what the Scolarians want you to do so they don't have to do it all by
themselves. You can have your ideals and deep space thrills. It's a
cheap price for your life--just as it was for Kelly."
He kept staring at me and I saw it wasn't sinking in. So I gave him a
mock salute. "Think it over, Radwick."