“I liked that he had hair that was growing without a plan. A grin that came out of nowhere and left the same way.”

“He grinned at her, and she grinned at him, and it seemed to Maria that suddenly the sun came out.”

“Without the Project I was nothing but a secretary on a road to nowhere, drifting toward frosted hair and menthol addiction.”

“Then, Holden, the little Fang gang kid, came out of nowhere with an apparent death wish. He raced directly toward the maniac with the gun shrieking something that sounded like " I am Starfishhh!”

“Wherever he found his speech growing too modern -- which was about every sentence or two -- he ladled in a few such Scriptural phrases as "exceeding sore," "and it came to pass," etc., and made things satisfactory again. "And it came to pass" was his pet. If he had left that out, his Bible would have been only a pamphlet.”

“I’d really love to explain myself, but honestly, you came up out of nowhere and I haven’t had time to put together a good lie.”