"The cells were perfect- or so it seemed. Each was furnished with all it needed to grow. So much knowledge was hidden in that tiny world! Even Eduardo, who understood the process very well, was awed. The cell already understood what color hair it was to have, how tall it would become, and even whether it preferred spinach to broccoli. It might even have a hazy desire for music or crossword puzzles. All that was hidden in the droplet." Chapter 1: In The Beginning, pages 2-3

"I love you more than anything in the world, never forget that. But you were only loaned to me, mi vida." Celia, Chapter 2: The Little House In The Poppy Fields, page 12

"I've been stupid. I should have know what he- it- was the minute I saw it. No servant would be allowed to keep a child or live away from the others. Benito...