"Her face took on a cold determined look. 'Only when Charles lies in the grave will Quebec become an independent socialist nation.'" (Chapter 7, pg. 37)

"'He'll need to fool a lot of people,' Simms muttered as the lift door clanked open. 'He has no idea of the massive stakes riding on his shoulders. It may well be we have thrown the poor bastard to the sharks.'" (Chapter 15, pg. 68)

"Pitt sat down behind the desk and began reading. After about an hour he stopped and looked at the remains of John Essex, his expression of revulsion replaced with one that was filled with pity.
'You poor old fool,' he said with sadness in his eyes.'" (Chapter 26, pg. 113)

"Pitt could not bring himself to believe the reality of what he apparently saw; it was impossible for a train to be speeding over the nonexistent rails of...