How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Seven.
Quote #4
SOMERSET: In any major city, minding your own business is a science. […] Nobody answers to "help." You holler "fire," they come running.
Even though Somerset says this is a problem "in any major city," we have to wonder if he thinks it applies to humanity as a whole. John Doe definitely does.
Quote #5
SOMERSET: You meant what you said to Mrs. Gould, didn't you? About catching this guy?
MILLS: Yeah.
SOMERSET: I wish I still thought the way you do.
Here, Somerset is disappointed in himself for being disappointed in society. Disappointment-ception. But, maybe Mills' idealism is starting to rub off on him.
Quote #6
TRACY: I'm going around, you know, looking at schools, but the conditions here are horrible. […] I hate this city.
Mills' wife, Tracy, finds a kindred spirit in Somerset. Even though she's only been there a few days, she already hates it. This makes her fate even more tragic. She didn't want to be there in the first place.