“When walking through the "valley of shadows," remember, a shadow is cast by a light.”

“Memory is a crazy woman that hoards colored rags and throws away food.”

“Every April God rewrites the book of Genesis.”

“You don't build a 100 ft robot out of nothing.....there's rumors and gossip, trace evidence. There's a shadow economy out there, where these things get done.”

“Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of trauma, I will fear no concussion.”

“... and her voice cut through the noise like a scythe through a poodle.”

“And the minibar in my hotel room was mysteriously emptied.""By arcane forces beyond the understanding of normal human beings?" asked Myfanwy as she sifted through the in-box. It was the sort of question you learned to ask automatically when you worked with the Checquy."No, it was me," admitted Shantay without a shred of embarrassment.”