"I liked the feeling of love," [Jonas] confessed. He glanced nervously at the speaker on the wall, reassuring himself that no one was listening. "I wish we still had that," he whispered. "Of course," he added quickly, "I do understand that it wouldn't work very well. And that it's much better to be organized the way we are now. I can see that it was a dangerous way to live." [...] "Still," he said slowly, almost to himself, "I did like the light they made. And the warmth."

The whole world had changed. Only the fairy tales remained the same. "And they lived happily ever after.

I feel sorry for anyone who is in a place where he feels strange and stupid.

Of course they needed to care. It was the meaning of everything.

That's why they call you Seer. You see more than most.

People do things that turn out badly, often for the most benevolent of reasons.

Our people made that choice, the choice to go to Sameness. Before my time, before the previous time, back and back and back. We relinquished color when we relinquished sunshine and did away with difference. We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others.