- Arthur Nordlund: [in the human testing lab at the Institute] Tell me, is the pain really that intense?
- Jim Tanner: We almost hit the limit just now.
- Arthur Nordlund: You mean from just a small spot over the forehead?
- Jim Tanner: It's not the size of the exposure, Mr. Nordlund. Size has nothing to do with it. In fact, uh, two areas of pain are no more intense than one.
- Jim Tanner: [motions to the test chair] Now, would you care to try it?
- Arthur Nordlund: No, thank you!
- Arthur Nordlund: [in the human testing lab at the Institute, looking at one of the test subjects, submerged in a tank with monitoring wires attached] How do you ever get them to do it?
- Jim Tanner: Why, it's easy. See, they make more here in an hour than, uh, they can in serving student tables at a commissary for 3 weeks. Uh, have you ever served tables at a student commissary, Mr. Nordlund?
- Arthur Nordlund: Yeah, I see what you mean.
- Sally Hallson: I'll tell you this about your Mr. Hart - if he really was a good friend to Henry, then he was the biggest bore who ever lived. Or died!
- Arthur Nordlund: Professor Hallson, are you talking about a power capable of preternatural and transcendental phenomena?