“Mrs. Banks: [singing] Though we adore men individually, we agree that as a group they're rather stupid. ”

“And although we adore men individually, we agree that as a group they're rather stupid.”

“Innocence invites protection, yet we might be smarter to protect ourselves against it...”

“I once laughed at the vanity of women of thirty or forty who whitened their ruddy old skin with lead, but now I know such salves are not disguises for old crones who wish to catch a young husband. Instead they are only a mask we wear so that we can, for a little while, still recognize ourselves.”

“I will never fully understand why things happen the way they do on this planet. Too many people hold their tongue here. Too many people hide their true feelings. And at the end of the day, that does nothing but hurt someone. The men and women of Tamaran were always taught to live by their emotions, to trust that first reaction, as it is the most pure. Cyborg argues that you need time to make the proper decision. I argue that time blurs the true intent. To Earth standards, I may appear brash and rushed. I never hide what I think. Perhaps that is why Tamaran was a target for so many invasions. Our captors may have enjoyed seeing what pain they inflicted upon us, for our tears were never hidden either.”

“Beauty was a curse to be borne, not a blessing.”

“One day I woke up and said, 'I'm going to start a revolution.' ...and I did.”