"We will learn whatever we can, of course. Power is power, and represents a threat until it is understood."

"Would she really behave as Luke said, though? It made a sort of sense, but then people seldom keep company with ratio…"

"“It’s kind of you to want to do me a favor,” I said, “but at times such as this, one must be excused for checking the…"

"“It means nothing to be able to transport yourself anywhere,” I heard her say, “if you are a fool in all places.”"

"“Do you know something I don’t?” I asked. “Many things,” she replied."

"“You don’t trust anybody, do you?” “Family tradition,” I replied, “backed up by recent experience.”"

"“You are not so blind that you deny the Absolute, the beginning and end of everything?” “It is not indispensable to a…"

"Some natural skepticism as to the purity of all human motives came and sat upon my chest."

"I was garbed all in white, the color of Moby Dick and vanilla ice cream. Ugly."

"If you had a choice between the ability to detect falsehood and the ability to discover truth, which one would you take?"