Dan Brown citations

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“The truth can be glimpsed only through the eyes of death.”

“Dante's poem, Langdon was now reminded, was not so much about the misery of hell as it was about the power of the human spirit to endure any challenge, no matter how daunting.”

“Buddha had said:
"Each of us is a God. Each of us knows all. We need only open our minds to hear our own wisdom.”

“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who will guard the guards?”

“There's just no substitute for the truth.”

“We all fear what we do not understand.”

“There comes a moment in history when ignorance is no longer a forgivable offense… a moment when only wisdom has the power to absolve. - Bertrand Zobrist”

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

“Sometimes a legend that endures for centuries… endures for a reason.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“Fear cripples faster than any implement of war.”

“When multiple explanations exist, the simplest is usually correct.”

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

“Today is today. But there are many tomorrows”

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

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

“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”

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

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

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

“Even brilliant scientists Google themselves.”

“sometimes to find truth one must move mountains -Kohler”

“Sometimes a change of perspective is all it takes to see the light.”

“It seemed there was always a close correlation between true believers and high body counts.”

“Until man is nothing, God can make nothing of him. - Martin Luther”

“Oftentimes, those special brains, the ones that are capable of focusing more intently than others, do so at the expense of emotional maturity”