
“Don't make my mistake, kid. Don't follow orders your whole life. Think for yourself.” [Barbatus]
“I think everything must go back to the fact that I had a very anxious childhood. You know, my--my mother never had time for me. You know, when you're--when you're the middle child in a family of five million, you don't get any attention.” [Z]
“I’ve got to believe there’s someplace better for me. Otherwise I’ll just curl up into a larval position and weep.” [Z]
“Labor? What you YOU know about labor? How would YOU feel if you were expected to give birth every 10 seconds for the rest of your life?” [Bala]
“Let's be real about this. Bala and I... Bala is a princess, and I'm a soil relocation engineer.” [Z-4195]
“There you have it: your basic boy-meets-girl, boy-likes-girl, boy-changes-the-underlying-social-order story.” [Z-4195]
“Well, trouble's my middle name. Actually, my middle name is "Marion," but I don't want you spreading that around.” [Z-4195]
“Why'd I have to be born a worker? You soldiers get all the glory. Plus, you get to go out in the world. You know, you meet interesting insects; you get to kill them.” [Z-4195]
“Yeah, but you get to spend all day with those beautiful worker girls.” [Weaver]
“Weaver, they're CAREER girls. They're obsessed with digging.” [Z-4195]