- Bram Bowman: But it says that it's a new kind of colony, and that it's safe there.
- Will Bowman: Yeah, I heard that one before.
- Bram Bowman: What if they really do have all these things?
- Will Bowman: The Occupation's always had a good advertising department.
- Bram Bowman: What's the real plan then, Dad?
- Will Bowman: No colonies!
- Helena Goldwyn: [to Alan] You beat the algorithm. You demonstrated that you are more than your sum. It would be a tragic waste of talent for you to stop your rise here.
- Alan Snyder: At this level of the game, you need a fixer with a mailed fist, not a velvet glove.
- Helena Goldwyn: I thought you'd retired.
- Alan Snyder: I decided I didn't want to sit around, listening to the voices in my head for the rest of my life.