"I have begun thinking like an Alchemist"

"I have begun thinking like an Alchemist" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

"There are ragged bandit gangs all over the place"

"There are ragged bandit gangs all over the place" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

"I do not know the nature of your involvement with this"

"I do not know the nature of your involvement with this" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

"That? It is a hole in the wall, a niche, a dovecote"

"That? It is a hole in the wall, a niche, a dovecote" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

"I confess that I was observing through the window"

"I confess that I was observing through the window" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

"In coming weeks, I'll be moving around quite a bit"

"In coming weeks, I'll be moving around quite a bit" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

"It makes me worry that you are about to get in trouble again"

"It makes me worry that you are about to get in trouble again" - The Confusion by Neal Stephenson