“Her mother's theory about germs was that one had to ingest and touch as many as possible in order to build up a healthy immunity.”

“I'm an orphan now, thought Charlotte. No matter how old you are, when your parents are gone, you are alone - an orphan.”

“It was what she imagined doing heroin would be like: terrible for you but impossible to resist.”

“life is so dangerous, there's nothing to fear; life is so possible, every breath a frontier”

“She was aware that reason had left the room. She was not sorry to see it go.”

“The great myth of our times is that technology is communication.”

“Capture the Mindshare - that is, the heads, hearts and loyalty of others - and the market share will follow.”