They’re ordinaries, and they’re morons…because that’s what it means to be ordinary.
-- Jason (chapter 1)

Importance: Jason says this while in a conversation with Heather Hart. This sentiment establishes the fact that Jason is not only conceited but also views most people as inferior to himself. Jason bases this feeling in part on the fact that he has been genetically engineered to supposedly be superior to others. Jason's character arc is largely based around his attainment of a sense of personal humility.

All his identification cards were gone. Cards that made it possible for him to stay alive. Cards that got him through pol and nat barricades without being shot or thrown into a forced-labor camp.
-- Narration (chapter 2)

Importance: These lines of narration establish the risks and dangers that one may face under the totalitarian regime as presented in the novel. Jason's lack of identification is highly dangerous, as it makes him a...