I think of what the ships are now. Those people on themegascreen with the bleach-toothed smiles were nothinglike us: scientists, terra-formers, and leaders the governmentthought deserved to live more than others. And how did myfamily make the cutoff? How did those government politiciansofchoose? What if Mom and Dad had been older? How manythose politicians got a fast pass? - P7
"This century has seen many trials. Soon, there will be more. Imagine a world where humans could reach a consensus. With collec-tive unity, we can avoid conflict. With no conflict, no war. Without the cost of wars, no starvation. Without differences inculture, in appearance, knowledge..." - P17
I saw Dad shaking his head. "Equality‘s good. But equality and sameness are two different things. Sometimes those who say things without really contemplating what it truly means...
That dogma runs a thin line."
I told myself I‘d look up dogma the next day. - P19
"We‘re leaving behind so many beautiful things. Bringing the offspring of something with such strength and resilience was the one thing that made the most sense to me." - P28
It‘s impossible for you to leave me. I‘m part of you. You‘re taking me and my stories to a new planet and hundreds of years into the future. How lucky I am."
"I promise to make you proud."
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