“To her surprise, Jilly appeared to have handed over the telephone and a momentlater Taka ended the call. No, maybe it shouldn't surprise her. Jilly would have resisted bullying, but Taka's calm control was very…seductive.”

“He had no idea what Jilly Lovitz would appreciate or not. And why the hell did her name have so many fucking L's in it? She'd probably done it on purpose, just to annoy him.”

“Jilly Beaton's a vicious cow. Inspectors love her, but she's a cow when they've gone.""Back home in Argentina," sniffed Isabella, "cows are very important, but they know their place.”

“Taka reached over and put his hand on hers as the plane began to climb. She didn't look his way, didn't open her eyes, but her hand turned beneath his and caught his fingers, entwining them with hers. Until they were high in the sky over the Pacific and she fell asleep and her hand loosened in his.And still he held it. Until he, too, fell asleep.”

“Jakie społeczeństwo, taka literatura.”

“YOU TAKA MY SPACEI BREAKA YOUR FACE”