"Rayford Steele's mind was on a woman he had never touched." (1)

"With warning sirens screaming and radio and television sending the doomed for what flimsy cover they might find, Israel defended herself for what surely would be the last time in history." (11)

"Rayford wanted more than anything to sit and talk with someone about what to make of this. But everybody he saw—friend, acquaintance, or stranger—was busy trying to make arrangements." (45)

"I know all anybody cares about is the disappearances. But we need to keep an eye on the rest of the world." (Buck, 57)

"Rayford Steele had no idea how it would feel to find evidence that his own wife and son had vanished from the face of the earth." (73)

"So, you don't buy kidnapping space aliens, but you connect the disappearances with UFOs?" (Buck to Mr. Ritz, 118)

"The Jewish Nationalists are discussing an...