“Strength is not just in muscle and bone," Rovender said"That is right," Soth added. "Emotional strength is more powerful.”

“Welcome to the real world, Mother Robot, a beautiful and dangerous place. Now you can truly begin to live.”

“Some things we must learn through experience. That is how one truly lives.”

“Your mother contained a good spirit. A loving spirit. A spirit that will not cease to exist.Eva looked at him, her brows furrowed.Rovender placed his arm around Eva's shoulders. "You see, she lives...”

“It reveals that people are confusing."Rovender corrected her. "Not Confusing. Complex.”

“Tiny-perhaps." Rovender kept his eyes fixed on the rings. "Insignificant-never, Eva Nine. No living thing is insignificant.”

“Some experiences are universal. A girl is a girl whether she lives in West Omaha or Sweet Valley. Books are often far more than books.”

“A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”

“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books”

“It was four o'clock of a stickily wet Saturday. As long as it is anything from Monday to Friday the average library attendant goes around thanking her stars she isn't a school-teacher; but the last...”

“The world is quiet here.”

“I've always said, stuff the engagement ring! Just build me a really big library.”