Peace on this planet will not be forged by military strength. It will be forged by those who come together despite their government's differences.

This life is what I always wanted. I had a vision of our happiness.

One final bit of advice. The next time a senior administrator of the CIA tells you she has a national-security crisis Leave the bullshit in Cambridge.

The human body is amazing," she said. If you deprive it of one sensory input, the other senses take over, almost instantly.

When a question has no correct answer, there is only one honest response. The gray area between yes and no. Silence.

Well, you know, in any novel you would hope that the hero has someone to push back against, and villains - I find the most interesting villains those who do the right things for the wrong reasons, or the wrong things for the right reasons. Either one is interesting. I love the gray area between right and wrong.

Oh, this faithless world! Someone must deliver them. You. If not you, who? You have been saved for a reason. Show them the old demons. Remind them of their fear. Apathy is death. Without darkness, there is no light. Without evil, there is no good. Make them choose. Dark or light. Where is the fear? Where are the heroes? If not now, when?