- Baxter: [referring to the old woman] I don't know what she wants. She gives no order. She asks nothing of me, except for boring things like staying beside her.
- Baxter: The other day, I passed the couple from across the street. The woman was barefoot. She touched my head. That reminded me of certain... certain desires.
- Baxter: It feels like a chain tightening around my neck. It hurts, so I obey. But there's more to it. It gives me pleasure, the greatest pleasure I've ever had. He commands, and I obey.