(..) the things I experienced? My wife? The loss of my son? Every host needs a backstory, Bernard. You know that. The self is a kind of fiction, for hosts and humans alike. It's a story we tell ourselves. And every story needs a beginning. Your imagined suffering makes you lifelike. (..)

(..) Um, yeah, Halloween. Yes, but are the costumes random, or genre-specific? As usual, I'm not following. He's asking if we can come as anyone from science fiction, fantasy... - Sure. - What about comic books? - Fine. - Anime? - Of course. (..)

(..) Nice of you to join us. Hi, Liz. Am... am I in the right office? We had a makeover. Mr. Roach wanted to welcome the new fiction editor. Who's the new fiction editor? You are. You got a promotion. I got a promotion? And you weren't even here. (..)