"to attacking pirates: Attention roguish invaders! Before you begin your practiced savaging of what must appear to be another ordinary starship, be aware that this is not some bulk freighter, but a place of learning and culture! This ship houses some of the most priceless treasures in known space! To plunder it is to plunder the poet soul of mankind."

"to an alternate-universe Vanderbeam: No dice, parallel-face! You're reactor chow."

"to Mr. Jinx: Remind me to pay you a wage so I can threaten to dock it."

"Dorothy Kindle: You predators don't get ALL our sick and wounded."

"Ray Flambeau: I remember having a crush on Lindesfarne...and dating Tammy just to be near her. But now Tammy is showing me affection for the first time and I'm falling in love with her! What does it all MEAN? (Tammy kisses Ray) Gosh, thinkin's hard. I'd better stop."

"Danielle Kindle: A few minor auditing discrepancies led me to the real purpose of that group- meeting carnivore violence with our own!""

"Vin Vulpen: When millions of those with domestication are exposed, it'll no longer be a stigma! It won't be the shameful, degrading condition it is now! (notices that "Dale" isn't pleased) Ahem, present company excluded..."

"Fiona Fennec: A bit of amnesia's probably good for all relationships."

"Cat Consultant Loyalty is a canine trait. You hired me to tell you which jobs are expendable."

"Angelique: This is a PACK. It nurtures us. But if you try challenging its assumptions, you forfeit its protection."

"I didn't know you... just my foolhardy idiot son."

"Franklin: I've come back to apologize for using my will to induce you to divorce Kevin. So what happens? Ralph cold-bloodedly tries to sell my family history, while the rabbit humiliates himself to save it! Tell Kevin I know now who my real son is."

"Boy, is THAT sign an under-statement!"

"I do know what it's like to make accommodations for love."

"Hey, you weren't the worst parent in the world... ...Praying mantids devour their young."

"This society is infinitely more fearsome than my old one. So why aren't I scared? ...Especially since now I'm a prey species. I ought to be in a constant panic, yet I'm totally calm. (a predator charges at Danielle, but she jumps, causing it to run into a fire hydrant). Maybe it has to do with being born at the top of the food chain."

"George Fennec:If she isn't fired, she'll be unemployed in a year anyway, along with the rest of us! You're a prey species. Think of her as "wandering from the herd...""

"Sometimes I think the whole phylum/genus/species thing was created by a political consultant."

"Crud. I'm already united with all things.""

"Non-domesticated creatures flee when confronted by things beyond their experience."

"Technology forces most of our daily interactions to be detached and remote. It's almost as if we're conditioned to accept faceless, distant communication from birth! (the next panel shows Coney sleeping in her crib, the baby monitor shown prominently)"

"Kell, you're thinking like a predator. Greed and self-interest aren't the world's only motivations."

"Good thing bigots aren't imaginative."

"Canines can be very territorial... even over father figures."

"I told you they were brothers. You don't get this level of willfull contrareity by chance!"

"(thinking) It seems every branch of science is under assault from the current power structure. It reacts to the pursuit of knowledge with hostility and suspicion. (pause, then yells out loud) COOL! I'M A REBEL!"

"It's less emotionally wrenching to research things 50 billion light years away."

"I guess that a society can only use one pointless, arbitrary division at a time."

"Now marrying a wolf, THAT'S treason."

"During meals, a carnivore's perception of the world is somewhat narrow."

"As if the purpose of school was to learn anything..."

"Kell said something about the Hare-Link staff that's very true... everyone is in some way an outsider."

"Martha Dewclaw: When I was human, my family began losing their instincts. I couldn't bear that... so, well... let's just say I'm glad everything's back to normal! (looks outside and sees Rudy painting with a paintball gun, Corrie flying Fiona like a kite, and Bruno eating grass) ... or as normal as things get around here."

"Lab mouse: For a scientist, you sure think through the consequences of your work."

"Pastor Worchestershire: In a way, our business is communication!"

"Remember, sis, as a canine, she can sense fear... and at rock bottom, that's what motivates radical groups..."

"And here I'd just grown out of the stage of believing that my sister was an alien from another universe..."

""Choice" had nothing to do with it, senator. Falling in love with Kell meant being disowned by my family and cast out of rabbit society. No one would "choose" that. But I love her, and I'd do it again!"

"How often can you kick tail and feel righteous about it afterwards?"

"Clinton: Okay, that answers that"

"Clinton: Actually... are there any guys you are attracted to right now?"

"Clinton: Haha, okay. Guess that answers that!"

"Brun: Not even a little bit arousing. Actually kind of surprised how non-arousing it is."

"Brun: Hmmm. Nobody comes to mind."

"Brun: Hmm. Never really thought about it before. Do you find me attractive?"

"Clinton: Um, I was wondering if you found me... attractive."

"Clinton: I mean, yeah, you're like, super hot. But if the feeling's not mutual, that's totally fine."