“The Crystal Wind is the Storm, and the Storm is Data, and the Data is Life.”
“The Chiss have always stored sensitive data in this fashion. It is safe secure and permanent. We have lost too much data in ice storms to trust other more complicated forms of storage. Tris”
“Data!data!data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay.”
“Data data everywhere, and not a thought to think!”
“Do not be dust in the wind, but the wind that creates the dust storm.”
“In the midst of the storm, your life boat appears. A psalm, a hymn, a word... calming the fiercest winds of the soul.”