Ah, books." Ziegler, smiling, came up behind me. "They bob like corks on an ocean. Float between worlds, messages in bottles.

Since Deacon Hollingshead's arrival in town last July the Dominion had been hard at work, cleansing New York City of moral corruption. "Corruption" is a popular word with the enthusiasts of the Dominion, usually uttered as a prelude to the knife, the docket, or the noose.

It was amazing how these events lost their impact, translated through the flat gaze of a video screen.

There's no point living if you can't, at least occasionally, live.

Some things are taken away from you, some you leave behind and some you carry with you, world without end.

Do you want to tell the truth, or do you want to tell a story?

Promises were like bad checks, easy to write and hard to cash.