Quotes from Steve Berry

At some point the living must let go of the dead.

In 1920 the National Socialist Party was thought to be a joke," Eisenhuth said. "By 1933 it ruled Germany. If history has taught us nothing else, we have learned that we must defend ourselves against extremism Ã¢â'¬Â¦ from the beginning.

white, vaporous

To keep people dependent on the church for their entire lifetime, create more sacraments.

A womb-to-grave influence over every aspect of a person's life, each milestone dependent solely on adherence to church doctrine.

Except for an icing of rust, the flattened tires, and moldy canvas, it was as though the vehicles could have been driven right out of their rocky garage.

forgiveness, of course, coming only from one source. The church.

blame it all on the devil. Another New Testament creation. A fictitious nemesis upon which all bad things can be laid.

people fear what they do not understand.

bear that BBC News or CNN International any longer. They show the same stories over and over.

Malone kept listening, a saying from Sun Tzu's ART OF WAR spinning through his mind. When your enemy is in the process of destroying himself, stay out of the way.

the meek inherit nothing

excitement.

People like him, who buried their past so determinedly, should not help it from the grave so easily.

The people who cast votes decide nothing. The people who count votes decide everything.

The masses have little time to think. And how incredible is the willingness of modern man to believe.

I'm sure trying to blackmail the president of a foreign nation qualifies as high crimes and misdemeanors.

Knowledge is far more powerful than any weapon

Perhaps he could encourage the House to impeach the idiot." She shook her head. "That only amplifies the problem. Everybody loves to scream impeachment. But that's not a tool to undo elections. The people chose Warner Fox. The fact that he may be incompetent is really not at issue. They've already decided they want him to lead them.

soldier-monks, knights errant of the cross, becoming the

I learned a long time ago that people's actions ar nearly always less tidy than their minds. So I decided to be cautious. - Cotton Malone

agreed with Harry Truman. It's amazing what you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit.

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

women provide the greatest of pleasures, the worst of problems.