That's a fancy shadow of the real thing which is the most we can hope for on this lonely old rock.
7 seconds sound clip from the Supergirl (1984) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:06:06 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- No, borrowed it for the afternoon. For inspiration.
- But I think that I shall never see the branches of a living tree.
- Why? An omegahedron can create life, can't it?
- That's a fancy shadow of the real thing which is the most we can hope for on this lonely old rock.
- Kara. Kara, I've been looking for you for ages.
- Zaltar.
- Alura, join us. We're just inventing miracles.
[...]