How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"That's not your fault, though. You didn't ask to be born, and you didn't ask to be unwound, either." (2.19.49)
This is a good argument, made complicated by the fact that it can be applied to children of any age, be it 16 years, 16 months, or for some people, 16 seconds.
Quote #5
"People aren't all good, and people aren't all bad. We move in and out of darkness and light all of our lives. Right now, I'm pleased to be in the light." (2.19.219)
It seems that one of the biggest morals of this story, if it can be said to have one, is that we just live in one big freaking grey area. (Not to be confused with a fifty shades of grey area.)
Quote #6
"I didn't get the part of him that uses words. I get feelings mostly. Sometimes images, but usually just feelings. Urges. When I get an urge and I don't know where it's coming from, I know it's from him." (3.21.176)
Cy-Fi's dilemma is one that's only possible in sci-fi…at least until brain transplants are possible in real life.