"[Speaking at his deceased father's grave] Father, I will find them, I will bring them home."

"[Referring to Mae/Nova] She follows because she is hungry."

"[Referring to the single letters on the cover of a beginners reading book] The symbols... have meaning..."

"The elders did not tell us everything about this world. They did not tell us because they did not know. They did not …"

"[Noa is sitting on the dock, about to give up hope, but Sun-Eagle lands on the metal rope ancher near him] You come t…"

"[To Mae/Nova] The more you speak, the less I believe."

"I trust you only to help yourself, but that could help me now."

"That is not everything."

"She is smarter than most. We will name her Nova. We name them all Nova."

"Maybe stronger tomorrow."