"Do not look for revelations in the ancient ruins. You will find here only what you bring: bits of memory, wisps of th…"

"“Picture postcards never show the bugs,” I told her. “Stinging ants, wasps, fleas, roaches the size of your hand. Pos…"

"Metaphor is reality once removed."

"Someone once told me that archaeologists are anthropologists who don’t like live people. They dig up dead ones becaus…"

"From the book I got the impression that that the Maya’s strength was not in their military prowess, but in their abil…"

"“People always talk about human sacrifice as if it were an unusual and aberrant activity,” she said thoughtfully. “Ov…"

"What do you do when you are falling? Do you reach out and try to grab for support? If you aren’t careful, you will pu…"

"“Let it be. These things have a way of becoming clear over time,“ Gyro said. And then he shrugged. “Or not. In the en…"

"Gyro smiled. “There’s an old pataphysical saying: ‘An adventure is only an inconvenience, rightly considered.’ Advent…"

"“You’ve passed the first test of leadership. You’ve disagreed with me.”"