"'Once they're sure it implanted then you're a certified Vessel.'"
Book I, Chap. 1, p. 8

"'I meant that it's fine. The medical difficulties didn't affect it.'"
Book I, Chap. 2, p. 16

"'Other places. Other communities. The boats must make a lot of stops.'"
Book I, Chap. 3, p. 29

"'It's always Thirty-six!'"
Book I, Chap. 4, p. 47

"'They call it failure to thrive.'"
Book I, Chap. 5, p. 49

"'I am. I am lonely.'"
Book I, Chap. 6, p. 55

"'I take him back to my dwelling at night.'"
Book I, Chap. 7, p. 63

"It was part of the contentment she had always known."
Book I, Chap. 8, p. 69

"'Our son's a Twelve this year. Lots of nervousness and apprehension.'"
Book I, Chap. 9, p. 78

"It had to do with the Giver and the Receiver."
Book I, Chap. 10, p. 81

"'It's just one of the rules of the community.'"
Book I, Chap...