He should never have taken that shortcut.
-- Dan Baker (Part 1 paragraph 1)

Importance: This is the thought of the man who finds an old man wandering in the desert while searching for an antiques store.

Maybe he's a priest," Baker thought.
-- Narrator (Part 1, Section 2 paragraph 3)

Importance: This is Mr. Baker's response to seeing the old man walking in the desert. This also suggests that the man, whom the reader later learns was a researcher at ITC, was at the Monastery at Sainte Mere before ending up in the desert.

At moments like this, Gordon would take a deep breath, and remind himself that Doniger was no different from most other aggressive young entrepreneurs. He would remind himself that behind the sarcasm, Doniger was nearly always right. And he would remind himself that in any case, Doniger had behaved this way all his life.
-- Narrator (Part 1, Section 14 paragraph 1)

Importance: This quote shows the character of Doniger as well as the way in which the older, more experienced...