“Dying is one of those things that can’t be fixed. Not by talking about it, not with all the brain surge in the world.”

“Tally wondered if you could talk somebody out of their brain damage.”

“What about a hoverboard?""It's waiting on the roof, of course." Dr. Cable snorted. "What is it about you miscreants and those things?”

“Which was worse: a friend with brain damage, or one who despised you?”

“Everyone in the world was programmed by the place they were born, hemmed in by their beliefs, but you had to at least try to grow your own brain.”

“At least one thing was consistent about her life: It just kept on getting more complicated.”

“You all say you need us. Well, maybe you do, but not to help, with the millions of bubbly new minds about to be unleashed, with all the cities coming awake at last. Together, you're more than enough to change the world without us. So from now on, David and I are here to stand in your way. You see, freedom has a way of destroying things.”