- Dr. Curt Taylor: Keith Ritchie came to realize, at the cost of his own life, that Man is the greatest creature in the Universe. He learned that a measure of perfection can only be slowly attained, from within ourselves. He sought a different path, and found death... fire... disillusionment... loss. War, misery and strife have always been with us, and we shall always strive to overcome them. But the answer is to be found from within, not from without. It must come from learning; it must come from the very heart of Man himself.
- Keith Ritchie: He knows exactly what he wants and he's about to make a move to get it. And although his name is untranslatable to any Earth language, it would sound something like Zontar.
- Martha Ritchie: Keith, you talk as if this *thing* was a personal friend of yours!
- Anne Taylor: Oh yes, they're real chums.
- Keith Ritchie: The days when people made fun of me are over!
- Dr. Curt Taylor: Ah he's here to help us save ourselves? From what?
- Keith Ritchie: *From* ourselves Curt! *From* ourselves!