"We're very concerned. And stunned. What happened?" (Chapter 1, p. 5).

"Get up. Kafir, you have a very complicated problem with a very simple solution" (Chapter 2, p. 11).

"You shouldn't have unreasonable expectations. Children like Colin process information very quickly. They show a remarkable ability to focus on tasks. But he's no more likely to win a Nobel Prize than any other reasonably intelligent child" (Chapter 3, p. 18).

"Look, this is my ninth day at a school in my entire life, and yet somehow I have already grasped what you can and cannot say. And you cannot say anything about your own sphincter" (Chapter 4, p. 23).

"You don't need a girlfriend, Colin. You need a robot who says nothing but 'I love you'" (Chapter 5, p. 40).

"Right. Because relationships are so predictable, right? Well, I'm finding a way to predict them. Take any two people, and even if they've never met each other, the...