Jimmy Carter [on what to do with baby Hyperion]: He's a child of the United States. See to it he's raised like one.

Man watching Hyperion [after seeing his "flash vision" manifest and kill a puppy named "Spot"]: Huh...well...I guess Spot was kind of the right name after all.

Nighthawk's father: Hear that, Rosalie? You know what kind of bird that is?

Nighthawk's mother: Oh, and you do?

Nighthawk's father: It's a nighthawk. See, most hawks hunt only during the day. But the prey they're chasing, well, they've got an advantage, because during the day, you can see the hawk's shadow. But a hawk that hunts at night, well, you can't see it, can you? Can't see his shadow. Can't stop it.

Nighthawk's mother: You're making this up. [a soldier asks Joseph Ledger why they call him "The Doctor"]

Doctor Spectrum: You want someone to perform a job with precision? Without making an error? You want a surgeon. A Doctor. [after Hyperion's first day at normal school]

Hyperion: I don't... I just don't fit in, that's all. I don't belong there.

Hyperion's father: It'll be okay, Mark. You have a purpose. You're important. That's what matters.

Hyperion: I know, it's just... there really isn't anyone else in the world like me, is there?