“It was almost as if he had become, in his inveterate goodness, a little bit of a simpleton as is bound to happen, I think, if and when one gives oneself absolutely to God.”

“So when will be the time to get on the train?I think.....a little bit almost quite very soon and not long.”

“Does Chloe remind you of anyone?"One corner of his mouth lifted. "Linda Blair in The Exorcist?"Seth!"He laughed. "All right, then, maybe a little bit of a stretch. Who did you have in mind?"Me."His eyes widened. "Good God, I'd almost have Linda Blair.”

“One thing concerns me a little, nick has a girlfriend, right? Well, how do you think she'll  feel about all of this? He probed. He had this look on his face that he always had when I'm doing something a little bit naughty. You know, something you can get away with, but it's still a bit dodgy.”

“When he bit into the flesh there softly, I almost accused him right there of lying to me about me being his first girlfriend, because he was way too good at this.”

“Even while writing his book, he had become painfully aware how little he knew his own planet while attempting to piece together another one from jagged bits filched from deranged brains.”