“Over the years, she'd learned not to question him too closely—mostly because he wouldn't answer her.”
“The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.”
“He was an answer to a question she'd forgotten to ask.”
“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.”
“Exposed to the world for what she was; numbed with worry and fear; trying to answer the question... The same question the police had thrown at her over and over seven years ago.....Where are the Children?”
“He's a gentle soul,' he told her. 'I can't see him put down, he wouldn't hurt a fly.' Indeed Boris wouldn't hurt a fly because in general flies were too fast for him.”