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

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

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

"“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’…"

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

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

"“Is he dangerous? “Anyone who lies for a living is dangerous.”"

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

"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…"