I’ll get up. I just need a little more time… Yeah. I will. He would have wanted me to, so I will. Pretty soon here I’ll get up and do something that would make him proud.
-- Nathan Bates (Part 8: Why paragraph 31 & 33)

Importance: Nat decides to make Nathan proud by doing more with his life, foreshadowing his growth into a respectable person as Nathan wanted.

That’s why I’m telling you now. Because I’m proud of you now. I’m proud of you for getting this far. And for who you are. And how you did this.
-- Nathan Bates (Part 8: Epilogue paragraph 70)

Importance: In this quote, Nat expresses his pride in Danny in a manner that is nearly identical to how Nathan expressed pride in Nat years earlier. This shows how Nat has modeled his behavior and his life after Nathan’s positive influence.

So maybe she had a reason but wasn’t saying. But my theory? My theory...
-- Detective Gross (Part 1: The Day He Tried and Failed to Find Out Why paragraph 77)