Now, though, it’s like trying to learn the hardest language in the world. I know I can inside; it’s just when I try to speak—nothing happens. The more I try, the harder it gets.
-- Kester (Chapter 1)

Importance: After losing his mother, Kester also loses the ability to speak. This quote is important because it describes the difficulty Kester faces because of his lost voice.

I don’t know why making food or killing animals makes you good at running schools as well, but the first thing you learn in a Facto school is: never argue with Facto.
-- Kester (Chapter 1)

Importance: The Factorium used to be a food company, but after they invented formula to replace the animals and crops that had been infected by the plague, they became so powerful that they ended up taking over the government, the hospitals, and the schools. This quote is important because it illustrates the all-encompassing power...