- Franklin Degraaf: You know what I love most about Mars? They still dream. We gave up. They're an entire culture dedicated to a common goal, working together as one to turn a lifeless rock into a garden. We had a garden and we paved it.
- Franklin Degraaf: [to Chrisjen] You will do anything to win. Just like your father. That's what got him killed.
- Anderson Dawes: I think that under that ridiculous hat there's a Belter yearning to find his way home.
- Joe Miller: Patron saint of lost causes.