Quotes from Dan Brown

There's just no substitute for the truth.

Mr. Langdon, I did not ask if you believe what man says about God. I asked if you believed in God. There is a difference. Holy scripture is stories...legends and history of man's quest to understand his own need for meaning. I am not asking you to pass judgment on literature. I am asking if you believe in God. When you lie out under the stars, do you sense the divine? Do you feel in your gut that you are staring up at the work of God's hands?

Angels and demons were identical--interchangeable archetypes--all a matter of polarity. The guardian angel who conquered your enemy in battle was perceived by your enemy as a demon destroyer.

I've got to stop being such a snob about leather-bound books, he reminded himself. E-books do have their moments.

Nobody tells you what you can and can't do.

Sometimes a legend that endures for centuries... endures for a reason.

Love is a private thing. The world does not need to know.

Authors, he thought. Even the sane ones are nuts.

Fear cripples faster than any implement of war.

When swimming into a dark tunnel,there arrives a point of no return when you no longer have enough breath to double back.your choice is to swim forward into the unknown....and pray for an exit

One does not need to have cancer to analyze its symptoms.

But who is more ignorant? The man who cannot define lightning, or the man who does not respect its awesome power?

When multiple explanations exist, the simplest is usually correct.

My lawyers will fricassee your testicles for breakfast. And if you dare board my plane without a warrant, your spleen will follow.

It has always been this way. Death is followed by birth. To reach paradise, man must pass through inferno. - Bertrand Zobrist

Those who truly understand their faiths understand the stories are metaphorical.

The Pentacle - The ancients envisioned their world in two halves - masculine and feminine. Their gods and goddesses worked to keep a balance of power. Yin and Yang. When male and female were balanced, there was harmony in the world. When they were unbalanced there was chaos.

Anyone who said power was not addictive had never really experienced it.

the strange ideas we derive today will one day be our celebrated truths

Sometimes, divine revelation simply means adjusting your brain to hear what your heart already knows. Angels and Demons p. 484

From Santi's earthly tomb with demon's hole, 'Cross Rome the mystic elements unfold. The path of light is laid, the sacred test, Let angels guide you on your lofty quest.

Love is not a finite emotion. We don't have only so much to share.

Remember death. Even for those who wield great power, life is brief. There is only one way to triumph over death, and that is by making our lives masterpieces. We must seize every opportunity to show kindness and to love fully.

Well, science and religion are not competitors, they're two different languages trying to tell the same story. There's room in this world for both.