“Random Acts of Kindness," he said. "You need some in your life. Everybody does.""No, I don't have much of a rak, but hey, this is the twenty-third century, you can get anything fixed if you have enough money.”

“How many twenty-second-century bureaucrats did it take to change a light panel?We'll have a sub-committee meeting and get back to you with an estimate.”

“You convinced yourselves we're just a bunch of regular lads who got a bad break in life. Anything else would have cracked your dream open and made you face reality. Illusion is easy. Illusion is the loser's way out. Your way. ”

“How you humans survive so much experience is something I shall never understand. To do so much and react to it all in the way you do is as much a curse as a blessing. You never take time to digest and appreciate what happens to you.”

“Are you sure it is trustworthy, Mellanie?" "I'd be dead if it wasn't.""Yes, I suppose that does generate a respectable level of personal confidence.”

“Sometimes you have to do what’s wrong in order to do what’s right.”

“HR?''Human Resources.''In Brussels that kind of department is referred to as the Office for Personkind Enablement. Resources sounds like something you dig out of the ground.”