“Their proof-reader tried to kill herself. She shot herself with a gun.”

“The platform underneath the balloon fell on her as she was trying to escape," she explained. "She was crushed.""I'd have been disappointed too.”

“She tried to smile sympathetically, but with her face it wasn't quite possible.”

“You're trying to tell me that everything you've done is for a good cause. You think that all this killing is worth it because of the results. I'm not sure I agree. Lots of people work for charity; lots of people want to change the world. But they don't have to behave like you.”

“I think my reputation will look after itself," Holmes said. "If they hang me, Watson, I shall leave it to you to persuade your readers that the whole thing was a misunderstanding.”

“If they find me, they will kill me. But my life is not in question here. You are all that matters.”

“Routine is the one thing the can get you killed. It tells the enemy where you're going and when you're going to be there.”