“I knew a woman named Hope once, and boy did she fill me with her first name.”

“Aja gave Loor an up and down once-over. She then said, "Is Loor a man's name or a woman's name?"Ouch.Loor answered, "It is the name of a legendary hero on Zadaa. A woman."Really?" Aja said. "What did she do that was so heroic?"She killed her enemies and ate them.”

“What was the name of Pygmalion's sister?"She blinked, twice, obviously surprised. "Ummm," she said, keeping her eyes on me. "I don't know."Rogerson did," I told her. "Rogerson knew everything.”

“His name is Arnold. But you’re not on a first name basis with him, and that’s not his first name. So that’s Mr. Arnold to you. Once you get to know him, he may let you call him by his first name, which is Grafmiller. His middle name is his wife’s maiden name: Maiden. Their maid’s first name is Maiden, and her last name is America. Maiden America, though I think she was made in China.”

“I didn't think I belonged here in her world, a boy stuck between two lives, dragging the dangers of the wolves with me, but when she said my name, waiting for me to follow, I knew I'd do anything to stay with her.”

“Is Loor a man's name or a woman's name?" Aja, TRB.It is the name of a female warrior." Loor, TRB.What did she do that was so heroic?" Aja, TRBShe killed her enemies and ate them." Loor, TRB.”