...he could sense her breathing, her temple against his jaw and her shoulder under his hand were warm, her hair smelt of well-brushed hair, he could feel the presence of her body...

“The human race has not devised any way of dissolving barriers, getting to know …”

“... all his faces were designed to express rage or loathing. Now that something…”

“Jake did a quick run-through of women in his mind, not of the ones he had known…”

“There was no excuse which didn't consist of inexcusable.”