"“I imagine you feel insignificant,” Sajaki said, almost as if he had been listening in on the conversation. “Well; yo…"

"Khouri did not need to be told that Hades was a neutron star, any more than she needed to be told that there was no s…"

"“Haven’t you ever heard of morale-building?” Khouri had asked. “Heard of it,” Volyova said. “Don’t happen to agree wi…"

"The mere fact that there could be danger in this is fascination in itself; almost an incentive to push further. That’…"

"“Is there anyone in Chasm City she hasn’t deceived?” “Possibly, somewhere, but only as an extreme theoretical possibi…"

"For someone admitting guilt she sounded remarkably void of repentance."

"“Tanner, are you insane?” “Very probably several kinds of insane,” I said. “But I’m afraid it doesn’t change anything…"

"“I don’t like this at all,” Hegazi said. “Believe me,” Sylveste said, “you’re about to like it a lot less.”"

"She had almost dared ask, but was perhaps too fearful of hearing something she could not refute."

"His parents had abdicated responsibility to an illusion."