Listen to me, convict. I have not traveled all this way to listen to your war stories. So shut your trap before I shut it for you. Commander Julius Root

Ma was using her for-company voice. Sweet on the outside but with an underlying death threat.

Careful, Mr. Spiro, guns are dangerous. Especially the end with the hole.

Trust me. I'm a genius.

If Elmore Leonard met Jim Thompson down a dark alley at midnight they might emerge a week later with thick beards, bloodshot eyes and the manuscript for THE BIG O.

Have you ever heard of the theory of relativity?" Artemis blinked. "Is this a joke? I have traveled through time, Doctor. I think I know a little something about relativity.

Evolution is a theory with more holes than a Dutch dam of swiss cheese.