““I can’t figure you out.”
“You’re not supposed to.””

“You might not think it now, but if you’re one of God’s children, you’re going to figure it out by the end of your life—God is good.”

“You know, Uri, there’s something seriously wrong with me. (Acheron)
And you’re just now figuring this out? Damn, you’re the poster child for slow learning. (Urian)”

“Suppose something goes wrong? Suppose you need a big full-figure woman like me to help straighten things out?"
Lula”

“you got to figure out which end of the needle you’re gon be, the one that’s fastened to the thread or the end that pierces the cloth.”

“I’m lost. And it’s my own fault. It’s about time I figured out that I can’t ask people to keep me found.”

“I sometimes wonder if it is just me, or if there are other women who figure out where they are supposed to be by going nowhere.”

“This whole thing about who should get a check, and should we cut checks, you know, I understand those questions. That’s great. Those people should support H. R. 40, though, because that’s what H. R. 40 does. It tries to get that figured out, and get that math figured out, and figure out the best way to do it. But if we don’t actually have a study, we can’t actually answer those questions. You can’t ask a doctor to make a diagnosis before there’s an actual examination.”

“How is a person supposed to prepare for what happens tomorrow when there's just no figuring out today?”

“I won’t tell you how I managed to break in, since I don’t want the authorities figuring out, but let’s just say that if you’re going to make a gate, make sure it reaches all the way to the ground.”