[So, perhaps not all that different, though it certainly sounds more exclusive. He tilts his head at her.]

What manner of civilization would never produce figures of renown? [He's completely willing to believe that other stars are different, but he can't see such a fundemental trait of people changing.]

In my own homeland we have tales of a great many saints, and in my journeys I've met many of even greater note.

[Some of them were even his friends... Though he'd be much more inclined to brag about them if he weren't concerned that all of them might be dead.]