"Then all was suddenly, impossibly quiet. The boat came immediately to a stop and bobbed in the light sea." Chap. 1, p. 7

"What had fooled him was that the entire shelter had raised edges and the roof held a foot or two of water. Bloody clever. Helder thought. In a satellite photograph, the building would appear to be part of the bay." Chap. 2, p. 15

"'Really Mr. Lee, do you think you can tempt me into an illicit relationship with delicacies?'" Chap. 3, p. 39

"'Once the opposition has seen these new weapons used, they will fear you as they have never feared anything else in their lives.'" Chap. 9, p. 83

"In the sub, under water, Sokolov was afraid, and she did not seem to be overcoming it as the training progressed. Helder was afraid of her fear." Chap. 14, p. 111

"'We liked both of them, but, apart from bumping into him...