"There's just no substitute for the truth."

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

"Even the technology that promises to unite us, divides us. Each of us is now electronically connected to the globe, and yet we feel utterly alone."

"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."

"No love is greater than that of a father for His son."

"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?"

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

"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."

"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."

"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"

"If it wasn't painfully difficult, you did it wrong!"

"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"

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

"I'm a fan of the truth... even if it's painfully hard to accept."

"Fear cripples faster than any implement of war."

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

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

"Sometimes to find truth one must move mountains"

"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?"

"Even brilliant scientists Google themselves."

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

"Today is today. But there are many tomorrows"

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

"But believe me, just because the human mind can't imagine something happening...doesn't mean it won't."

"Science tells me God must exist. My mind tells me I'll never understand God. My heart tells me I'm not meant to. [Vittoria Vetra]"

"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"

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

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

"Until man is nothing, God can make nothing of him."

"Seek the goodness, become the goodness."

"Life is filled with difficult decisions, and winners are those who make them."

"Don't show it and don't panic. Do like the ducks; on the surface stay calm, and below it paddle lile hell"

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

"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."

"Nothing activates adrenaline production like pain. "

"The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their silence at times of crisis."

"Please accept this humble fax. My love for you is without wax."

"Throughout history, every period of enlightenment has been accompanied by darkness, pushing in opposition. Such are laws of nature and balance."

"When in doubt, just spit it out. That all challenges can be overcome by speaking the truth, no matter how itcomes out."

"Imagine how they would have mocked you if you proclaimed, 'Not only is the world a sphere, but there is an invisible, mystical force that holds everything to its surface'!"

"Dr. Jacobus, I am walking out your doors right now. I need clothes. I am going to Vatican City. One does not go to Vatican City with ones ass hanging out. Do I make myself clear?"

"The act of tattooing one's skin was a tranformative declaration of power, an announcment to the world: I am in control of my own flesh."

"Open your minds, my friends. We all fear what we don't understand."

"…In the end we are all just searching for truth, that which is greater than ourselves."

“Sooner or later we’ve all got to let go of our past.”