- [Sisko has taken over the role of Gabriel Bell]
- Doctor Bashir: Didn't you say Gabriel Bell died when the police stormed the building?
- Sisko: Right. But I'm not Bell.
- Doctor Bashir: No. But we're the only ones who know that.
- [last lines]
- Doctor Bashir: You know, Commander... having seen a little of the 21st century, there is one thing I don't understand: how could they have let things get so bad?
- Commander Sisko: That's a good question. I wish I had an answer.
- Vin: [looking at the many casualties in the Sanctuary] How could we've let this happen?
- Doctor Bashir: The question is, how do we stop it from happening again?
- Commander Sisko: [on seeing his picture in the historical database of the 21st century] I'm not looking forward to explaining this to Starfleet Command.
- Doctor Bashir: It's not your fault that things are the way they are.
- Lee: Everybody tells themselves that... and nothing ever changes.
- [Dax has managed to find Sisko and Bashir in the Sanctuary]
- Webb: Excuse me. You obviously don't live here. So how did you get in?
- Jadzia Dax: I managed to recode my ID-card, so that I could get past the Sanitation Department checkpoint.
- B.C.: You-you crawled in through the sewers? You must really like these guys.