The real story is not the plot, but how the characters unfold by it.
Fame is not the glory! Virtue is the goal, and fame only a messenger, to bring more to the fold.
Recognition of one's fellows is distorted when money is prioritized as value itself.
Anyone contemplating world war is certifiably insane, no matter how calm they seem.
Sex in space (Earth included) far exceeds our wildest imaginations, and is more than a big bang, that's for sure, it's cosmic.
'Realistic dreamer' is not an oxymoron.