How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"[…] [Estraven] served the master I serve."
"The Ekumen?" said Argaven, startled.
"No. Mankind." (20.52-54)
The ultimate duty quote in the novel. Seriously, just let that one sink in and then give yourself a few minutes to contemplate it. It's a great scene. It totally blows Argaven's mind that anyone could see himself as having a duty to something beyond a partisan group—like the good of mankind.