" She was surprised at how normal she sounded. She should have sounded like a liar. He was so good at his work, she was sure he’d see her lie. But there was no hint of nervousness in her voice. Nothing at all. This is what fear does, she thought. It makes you a perfect liar. “There’s a place where Ratan was keeping his work materials. Some kind of safe house for the Calies, I think. It looks like the rights are there. "

― Paolo Bacigalupi , The Water Knife