“The doctor was a private man, engaged in a dark and dangerous business, and could ill afford the prying eyes and gossiping tongue of the servant class.”

“These are the secrets I have kept. This is the trust I never betrayed.But he is dead now and has been for more than forty years, the one who gave me his trust, the one for whom I kept these secrets...”

“You can only call someone crazy if there's someone else who's normal.”

“Nothing is more painful than the loneliness of being with someone who is never completely there.”

“I am like the water that runs over me, immune to permanence, recycling endlessly. I am water; I am life. The form may change, but the substance stays the same. Strike me down and I will rise again....”

“You can't band together to fight without trust. And without trust, there was no hope.”

“They made a major mistake," he blurted out, "the dumb bastards, when they didn't start by killing you first.""Benjamin Thomas Parish, that was the sweetest and most bizarre compliment anyone's ever...”

“Do you know a way out of here? I ask Ben. Sammys more trusting than I am, but the ideas worth exploring. Finding the escape podsif they even existhas always been the weakest part of my getaway plan...”

“If you leave without me, Ill just follow you. You cant stop me, Cassie. How are you going to stop me?I shrug helplessly, fighting back tears. Shoot you, I guess.Like you shot the Crucifix Soldier?T...”

“Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted make-up.”

“Sex without love is a meaningless experience, but as far as meaningless experiences go its pretty damn good.”

“Aside from the obvious, Francesca, what do you want in return for supplying information? Bones asked, getting back to the subject. You to take me, she replied at once. Not gonna happen! I spat, squ...”