"Banach recalled that one defector had stated, I didn’t abandon the USSR, the USSR abandoned me. And he recalled the o…"

"We should all be getting insanity danger pay."

"Finehouse relaxed in his own seat. They had all certainly failed. But maybe sometimes, he thought, it’s a good thing,…"

"It always upset me to consider how thoroughly even the keenest-edged minds are at the mercy of hormones and such biol…"

"Love isn’t in the category of normal things. Not any worthwhile kind of love, anyway."

"You protect the ones you love. He clung to the thought. Even if they ignorantly resent you for it."

"“Solipsism,” said Felise. “I thought that too, for a while, but it was so obvious that my cat didn’t think so, didn’t…"

"“Yes, you’re right, I did kill her, I do remember. With a gun. She disrespected me.” He nodded. “One does what one ha…"

"“There’s something you should know about me.” “What’s that?” “I don’t know, but you should know it.”"

"“Nolo contendere spelled backward is reincarnation.” “Uh—no it’s not.” “Yes it is. I heard it on the radio.”"