Dan Brown

“The more man learned, the more he realized he did not know.”

“My sincere hope is that 'The Da Vinci Code,' in addition to entertaining people, will serve as an open door to begin their own explorations.”

“Faith ― acceptance of which we imagine to be true, that which we cannot prove.”

“Christianity, Judaism and Islam all share a gospel, loosely, and it's important that we all realize that.”

“History is always written by the winners. When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books-books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe. As Napoleon once said, 'What is history, but a fable agreed upon?”

“When you're a black woman, her mother said, ain't no hiding what you are. Day you try, is the day you die. Stand tall, smile bright, and let 'em wonder what secret's making you laugh.”

“Matter,” Vittoria repeated. “Blossoming out of nothing. An incredible display of subatomic fireworks. A miniature universe springing to life. He proved not only that matter can be created from nothing, but that the Big Bang and Genesis can be explained simply by accepting the presence of an enormous source of energy.”“You mean God?” Kohler demanded.“God, Buddha, The Force, Yahweh, the singularity, the unicity point—call it whatever you like—the result is the same. Science and religion support the same truth—pure energy is the father of creation.”

“We are creators, and yet we naively play the role of "the created." We see ourselves as helpless sheep buffeted around by the God who made us. We kneel like frightened children, begging for help, for forgiveness, for good luck. But once we realize that we are truly created in the Creator's image, we will start to understand that we, too, must be Creators. When we understand this fact, the doors will burst wide open for human potential.”

“Religion is flawed, but only because man is flawed.”

“The more science I studied, the more I saw that physics becomes metaphysics and numbers become imaginary numbers. The farther you go into science, the mushier the ground gets. You start to say, 'Oh, there is an order and a spiritual aspect to science.'”

“When I was a kid, the miracles of my life were the Resurrection, a candlelight service on New Year's Eve, the Virgin Birth, and the Three Wise Men.”

“I have great admiration for the fact-checking team. Considering it takes me years to gather all the facts in my books, it's a daunting task for the fact-checkers to review all of that material in a matter of weeks.”

“Nothing is more creative... nor destructive... than a brilliant mind with a purpose.”

“The power that religion has is that you think nothing is random: If there's a tragedy in my life, that's God testing me or sending me a message.”

“I am the shade. Through the dolent city, i flee. Through the eternal woe, i take flight..”

“The power of human thought grows exponentially with the number of minds that share that thought.”

“I learned early on not to listen to either critique - the people who love you or the people who don't like you.”

“I am a completely horizontal author. I can't think unless I'm lying down, either in bed or stretched on a couch and with a cigarette and coffee handy. I've got to be puffing and sipping.”

“I personally believe that our planet would be absolutely fine without religion, and I also feel we are evolving in that direction.”

“My interest in secret societies is the product of many experiences, some I can discuss, others I cannot.”