I am human, i am a human being, a soul, and not a piece of garbage, no matter how poor and ragged I look, and I deserve respect, he heard himself say, time and again as he descended to and repossessed his body."
-- Kamiti (Book One: Power Daemons (1 to 45) )

Importance: This passage encapsulates the central lesson that Kamiti learns from his out-of-body experience while nearly dead on the garbage heap. Kamiti's realization that he is "a soul, and not a piece of garbage" is a reminder of the soulless and dehumanizing condition of life in Aburiria, especially for the poor in Aburiria. The passage also reflects Kamiti's eventual interest in, through his work as the Wizard of the Crow, in giving Aburiria back the soul that it has lost.

Then change the world. Give it a soul."
-- Nyawira (Book Two: Queuing Daemons (pages 46 to 100) )

Importance: Nyawira tells Kamiti to "give" the world a "soul" while they are sitting on the steps near Eldares Construction Company...