Even Sue was impressed by how quickly he slid from reasonable human be — Peter F. Hamilton

"You cannot impose ideologies on people who do not embrace it wholeheartedly."

"Here there was only yourself; a soul buried alive. Nothing to comfort you but your own life. Screaming from the pain of the blows which battered him down might have stopped, but the internal scream of self-loathing could never cease."

"The whole concept of salvation through belief offers strength to those who doubt themselves."

"Faith, Quinn mused, was a strange power. They had committed their lives to the sect, never questioning its gospels. Yet in all of that time, they had the reassurance of routine… The bedrock of every religion, that your God is a promise, never to be encountered in this life, this universe."

"Like men in his position throughout history, Kingsley Pryor did nothing as events swept him to their conclusion; simply waiting and praying that a magical third option would spring from nowhere."

"Joshua was the most dynamic lover she had ever known. Gentle and domineering; it was a lethal combination. If only he wasnt quite so ruthlessly mechanical about it. A little too much of his pleasure had come from seeing her lose all control. But then that was Joshua; unwilling to share… Joshua didnt trust people."