To survive one must conform. When the pattern of conformity is set, then you can see where your freedoms lie.
-- Lucy (3. Tempo and patterns)

Importance: As Lucy and G settle into daily routines focused on obtaining enough food and water to subsist on, Lucy carves out another priority from the limited downtime available. Although the necessities of basic survival dominate their mornings and days, Lucy develops an intimate spiritual connection with the island through solitary excursions to favorite spots that allow her to commune with the natural rhythms of the environment. In this quote, Lucy means that people, like all living things must submit to ways of powerful forces that order their lives and follow what nature dictates. With this loss of control, comes a loss of freedom, though Lucy has found an even greater sense of personal freedom with the special moments she takes to herself away from the demands of existence.

I think...
-- Peter and Derek (5. Schism)