Quotes from James Rollins

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." —Arthur C. Clarke, 1962, from his essay "Hazards of Prophecy: The Failure of Imagination

What has been written down only goes back some six thousand years, tracking only the briefest steps of humans on this planet. And even that record is full of gaps turning history into a frayed and moth-eaten tapestry. Most remarkable of all, down those ragged holes many of history's greatest mysteries have been lost, waiting to be rediscovered—including events that mark pivotal shifts in history, those rare moments that change civilizations.

When someone is always looking over their shoulder, they're more likely to trip.

Don't be stupid." "I think that's what I'm best known for.

Irenaeus, wrote

Society is a destructive illusion of control, nothing more. And

Books are keys that open many doors.

It ain't always rocket science, sometimes a door is just a door.

Often-times it's madness, not genius that moves the world forward. Who else but the mad would reach so far, stretching for the impossible and, in so doing, prove the impossible possible!

Always respect Mother Nature. Especially when she weighs 400 pounds and is guarding her baby.

The truth is often one's best shield.

Are you sure, Gray?' He lifted his eyes. 'No . . . I'm not. I'm not sure of a damn thing.' He slipped his hands free of the monsignor's and peeled the battery off the phone, cutting the last ring in half. 'But that doesn't mean I won't act.

They wanted them to look like the Gods. God doesn't look like this.

Wringin' your hands only stops you from rollin' up your sleeves.

Oh... It's a thing.

Whenever I start a novel, I'm always looking for two things: a bit of science that makes me go 'what if?' and a piece of history that ends in a question mark.

The strong were always eating the weak.

it sucks to get old...but there's always beer

That's the beauty of the universe. There's always a new mystery.

So we're damned if we do and damned if we don't." She shrugged. "That pretty much sums up quantum physics.

Gray imagined Kat scolding her husband in an operatic duet that has been going on between husbands and wives for ages, that eternal mix of exasperation and love." -- James Rollins

Biblical references about knowledge and good and evil often get tangled up.

He counted his steps. That was how you got through tough things. You counted. Once you said, "one," then you knew "two" was coming, and "three" right after that.

Guns, grendels, or nuclear bombs; take your pick.