- James Winthrop: [addressing his fellow Puritans] I have decided in hopes of lifting the spirits of the community to hold a gathering in the shop tonight. Everyone's invited. There will be music and, well, not dancing, because that's a sin. It will be a, well, not a party, because that would be wrong. But I assure you we'll have lots of, well, not fun, because that's against everything we stand for.
- James Winthrop: [referring to the Puritans] We're not the kind of people who are easily discouraged by a few snow flurries, a couple of head colds, and a 50 percent mortality rate.