- Jim Holden: Miller, the one the protomolecule kept beaming into my head... I think it changed my brain and let me see them.
- Col. Frederick Lucius Johnson: Changed? You mean physically?
- Jim Holden: It's like folding a piece of paper. Fold it enough times, even after you unfold it and smooth it out, the creases are still there.
- Col. Frederick Lucius Johnson: Claiming to have brain damage is not the way to sell me on this, son.
- UNN MP: Amos Burton? Are you Amos Burton?
- Amos Burton: First of all I didn't start it, and second of all, they were all alive when I walked out.
- UNN MP: We're not here to arrest you sir. We're your escort.
- Amos Burton: [Chrisjen pours drinks] What's this for?
- Chrisjen Avasarala: For teaching me how to walk in magboots. It comes in handy, especially in this godforsaken place.
- Amos Burton: [looks around the office] You and I have very different life experiences, Chrissie.
- Chrisjen Avasarala: Don't call me that. I'm a member of Parliament, not your favourite stripper.
- Amos Burton: You could be both.