How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
Quote #4
McCOY: But, dear Lord, do you think we're intelligent enough to... Suppose, what if this thing were used where life already exists?
SPOCK: It would destroy such life in favor of its new matrix.
The Genesis Device is interesting from a symbolic standpoint because it doesn't just kill everything on the planet. It does so while creating new life, suggesting that you can't have one without the other. That's heavy, man.
Quote #5
McCOY: No! You'll flood the whole compartment!
KIRK: He'll die!
SCOTT: Sir! He's dead already.
McCOY: It's too late, Jim.
This is the first time in his life Kirk has to confront the inevitability of death. Nothing he does—nothing—can stop Spock from dying, and the lesson isn't going down smooth.
Quote #6
SPOCK: I never took the Kobayshi Maru test until now. What do you think of my solution?
Unlike Kirk, Spock is much more accepting of his own mortality. In fact, he sees it as something very noble, something that serves the ends of benevolent logic, which he has dedicated his entire life to.