"'Then you'd better hope that you never get ugly, Kyle. You are ugly now, on the inside, where it matters most, and if you ever lost your good looks, I bet you wouldn't be smart or strong enough to get them back. Kyle Kingsbury, you are beastly.'"
Part 1, Chap. 1, p. 6

"'A beautiful thing is precious, no matter the price. Those who do not know how to see the precious things in life will never be happy. I wish you to be happy, Mr. Kyle.'"
Part 1, Chap. 5, pp. 23-24

"'I have transformed you to your truer self.'"
Part 1, Chap. 8, p. 40

"In the street below, a homeless guy trudged by with an enormous backpack on his shoulders. What was it like to be him, to have no one expect, no one want anything from you?"
Part 2, Chap. 4, p. 71

"But now I thought about them all the time...