"He found me fascinating, in a wounded-bird kind of way. I found him wonderful, in a lifeline kind of way. It was mutu…"

"Here’s the thing about constant surveillance—the question you must ask yourself is not “Am I being overheard?” but “I…"

"Somehow, you expect places you’ve left to freeze, like your memories of them have. It’s egotistical, but no one reall…"

"She projected an air of righteousness that can only come from someone who hasn’t even finished her third decade."

"For a moment hope, bright and cruel as a knife, presented itself to me. It took every ounce of strength I had to turn…"

"When all else fails, be willing to look like a fool. Maybe they will underestimate you later about something really i…"

"Power looks startlingly similar wherever you go. Power does not want you to forget that you are small and alone."

"He did not like Ambassador Bern’s diplomatic response. Probably he was the sort that preferred to be the only liar in…"

"“I’m starting to get the picture.” “If you can say it so calmly, then you haven’t.”"

"There are some things that do not change. Where there are valuable goods, there will be thieves. Where there are thie…"