“Surely you’ve been sent from the heavens to teach us mortals what beauty is.”

“Inspector Tinou sat silent. The Greek police department did not welcome interference from other countries in their affairs. Particularly Americans. They are always too-sou, so sure of themselves.”

“I'm sure that whatever changed is only temporary. It will change again.”

“But there was not a police car in sight. Sure, Tracy thought in disgust. They’re never around when you need them.”

“Constantin Demiris had arranged with the authorities for her body to be buried on the grounds of the cemetery on Psara, his private island in the Aegean. Everyone had remarked on what a beautiful, sentimental gesture it was. In fact, Demiris had arranged for the burial plot to be there so that he could have the exquisite pleasure of walking over the bitch's grave.”

“A blank piece of paper is God's way of telling us how hard it is to be God.”

“God cannot take sides; for He is in all of us. We are all a part of Him, and when we try to destroy Him, we destroy ourselves.”