Maybe it’s because I didn’t have a childhood like everyone else that I don’t idealize childish behavior.

La’an

Chapel: Just try to be honest with what you can and can’t offer from now on.
Spock: You needn’t worry. Vulcans cannot lie. At least, not the way that humans can.
Chapel: I mean honest with yourself.

Maybe they’re just looking for somebody to take their point of view. Radical empathy. Maybe what they value the most in others is the capacity to see things their way.

Pike

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1 Episode 5 Quotes

T’Pring: We must prioritize our relationship.
Spock: Of course. I still have some diplomatic responsibilities I must dispense with before…
T’Pring: I expected no different.
Spock: You are disappointed.
T’Pring: I am realistic.

Vulcan Spock: What would you know of logic? You are a human, ruled by emotion.
Human Spock: No, I’m not human! I’m not!