- Leon Vance: From the moment you first cradle your daughter in your arms, it is your lifelong job to protect her... Part of that protection is accepting the natural order of things. They grow up. You need to trust that you have given her all the tools she needs to start protecting herself.
- Timothy McGee: Manual labor? His file says that he was a mechanical engineer who helped our forces defend against IEDs.
- Alden Parker: Now he's stocking shelves?
- Jessica Knight: Must have fallen into the credentials gap trap.A lot of refugees' degrees aren't recognized here in the States.
- Leon Vance: When, uh, Kayla's prom date came to pick her up, I debated having him meet me in the kitchen where I was gonna be cleaning my service pistol... And you know what? All I would have done was embarrass myself. And I would have embarrassed Kayla on the night that was supposed to be about her.
- Nick Torres: I'm sorry. For everything you've all suffered.
- Veeda Rajab: Thank you. Especially because you know what it's like to leave everything behind.
- Nick Torres: Hardly. Um... My journey to get here was... It was different.
- Veeda Rajab: But you still experienced loss. You felt pain for those left behind.It helps to remind myself that those who can't be with us, they want us to move forward. Building new lives is how we honor the sacrifice of everyone who got us here.
- Nick Torres: Well, I've had to, uh, build many new lives before.
- Veeda Rajab: And how is this one going?
- Nick Torres: Best one yet.
- Veeda Rajab: Then cherish those who helped you build it. You are always welcome in this home...
- Jimmy Palmer: Here's the deal, Austin. You're a boy, soon to become a young man,and with that comes certain responsibilities, especially regarding soon-to-become young women.
- Jessica Knight: It was smart of you to point us toward Mateen as his killer.
- Nick Torres: Too bad... we're smarter.
- Jimmy Palmer: I know that look.
- Jessica Knight: What look?
- Jimmy Palmer: You purse your lips like that whenever I order pineapple on pizza.
- Jessica Knight: Well if you want soggy pizza, you might as well just dip it in water.