Who you were when you were born, who your parents were, where they came from, your stock and lineage are what determines who you really are, and who you’re going to be.
-- Dr. Vogel (Chapter 2)

Importance: These are the words that Dr. Vogel says to Mary when Mary tells her that she still attends Mass as she was taught to at the orphan asylum even though she is Presbyterian. Key to Dr. Vogel’s philosophy is that who people are is born into them. Here she is talking about religion, but the implications of her decisions go farther because her mission is to keep women who have made mistakes locked up throughout their childbearing years because she does not believe they can grow out of their nature and make healthier decisions.

They have minds like beasts, you have to tire ‘em out, Vogel says. Or they get all… lusty.
-- Glady Quoting Dr. Vogel (Chapter 4)

Importance: Gladys relays Dr. Vogel...