Quote from Paper

This is a section from the beginning of my paper in which I use quotes from an episode to help explain what is going on in the episodes.

"Topher has figured out a way to program different characteristics into each “active.” He inserts attributes into them before they go out on their task. In “Instinct”, episode two of the second season, Topher and Ballard are talking about how programming occurs. Topher says, “One could program the brain to fight cancer, or be telekinetic, or not to have that gag reflex when you eat sea urchin, or whatever. The possibilities are pretty much endless.” In order to receive these characteristics, the “active” sits in this special chair and, after Topher enters some special formulas, has the ability to do whatever is asked of him or her.
Paul Ballard responds to Topher’s comment by saying, “So you can do all that to me by me sitting in this chair?”
Topher replies, “Well not to you, to an active. I can’t fiddle with the mind until it’s wiped clean.”
Erasing the mind to the point where it is “wiped clean” cannot be rationalized. Nobody should have their identity taken from them because that defines a person. The “actives” are treated like they are robots who can be configured in many different ways. "

I used the last paragraph to try and explain why I used this quote.