"With ice in my heart, I watched him prepare to defend me. His intense concentration betrayed no hint of doubt, though he was outnumbered. I knew that we could expect no help—at this moment, his family was fighting for their lives just as surely as he was for ours." (Preface, p. 1).

"I saved his eyes for last, knowing that when I looked into them I was likely to lose my train of thought." (Chapter 1, p. 17).

"A thousand memories spun in my head, tangling together - a rocky beach strewn with driftwood trees, a garage made of plastic sheds, warm sodas in a paper bag, a tiny room with one too-small shabby loveseat." (Chapter 3, p. 71).

"It seemed too dangerous to be human - just begging for trouble." (Chapter 4, p. 92).

"Porches as bribes and king-sized beds in houses where nobody slept - it was beyond irritating." (Chapter 6, p...