"I think my reputation will look after itself," Holmes said. "If they hang me, Watson, I shall leave it to you to persuade your readers that the whole thing was a misunderstanding."

The CIA agent looked more dead than alive. Alex wondered if he had been hit, but there was no sign of any blood. Perhaps he was in shock.

He died fighting for what he believed in.

I don't know what I'd do without you. There's no one else to look after me. And it's not just that. I sometimes think you're the only person who really knows me. I only feel normal when I'm with you.

There's a name for people with an interest in the moon," Alex said. "They're called lunatics.

A German philosopher once wrote that he who fights monsters must take care that he doesn't become one himself.

Routine is the one thing the can get you killed. It tells the enemy where you're going and when you're going to be there.