- Lou Grant: I respect the right of any moth to be happy and multiply, just not when it gets in the way of a story.
- Keith Wilbert: The demise of the Julian Sphinx moth is just another quietly stated, subtle little warning from nature: pay attention... now.
- Billie Newman: Yet there was something important and basic to journalism through the lives of the three who died. There was the courage and patience of being a pro. Fierce competition and self-doubt, too. In the end, they chose to take a risk because that was part of their job.
- Lou Grant: Ben Pomeroy, Helen Patterson and Bob O'Brien all made a choice - the same choice over and over, no matter how stormy their lives. Like a needle returning steadily to a true direction, they held a commitment to do a job well. There's a dignity and quiet grace in that. Is it comfort enough for those who knew them? It will have to be.
- Lou Grant: These stories sound glamorous, but you know what he's doing right now? Standing in the rain, drinking cold coffee, waiting for a bunch of psychopaths to stop hacking each other to death. Pretty close to heaven, huh?