Our religions are much more similar than they are different. Dan Brown More Quotes by Dan Brown More Quotes From Dan Brown Writing an informative yet compact thriller is a lot like making maple sugar candy. You have to tap hundreds of trees - boil vats and vats of raw sap - evaporate the water - and keep boiling until you've distilled a tiny nugget that encapsulates the essence. Dan Brown essencewritingwater Although I studied Dante's Inferno as a student, it wasn't until recently, while researching in Florence, that I came to appreciate the enduring influence of Dante's work on the modern world. Dan Brown florenceappreciateworld The Bible represents a fundamental guidepost for millions of people on the planet, in much the same way the Koran, Torah, and Pali Canon offer guidance to people of other religions. If you and I could dig up documentation that contradicted the holy stories of Islamic belief, Judaic belief, Buddhist belief, pagan belief, should we do that? Should we wave a flag and tell the Buddhists that the Buddha did not come from a lotus blossom? Or that Jesus was not born of a literal virgin birth? Those who truly understand their faiths understand the stories are metaphorical. Dan Brown buddhistislamicjesus We did not have a television while I was growing up, and so I read voraciously. My earliest memory of being utterly transfixed by a book was Madeleine L'Engle's 'A Wrinkle in Time. Dan Brown growing-upmemoriesbook Remember tonight...for it's the beginning of forever. - Dante Alighieri Dan Brown clock-is-tickingtonightforever Secrets interest us all, I think. Dan Brown interestsecretthinking I didn't understand how funny this play Much Ado About Nothing truly was until I became an English teacher and had to teach it. There is no wittier dialogue anywhere. Dan Brown dialogueplayteacher As strange as this may sound, I very seldom read fiction. Because my novels require so much research, almost everything I read is non - fiction - histories, biographies, translations of ancient texts. Dan Brown researchsoundfiction Politics was not just about winning the election, it was about winning decisively--having the momentum to carry out one's vision. Historically, any president who squeaked into office on a narrow margin accomplished much less; he was weakened right out of the gate, and Congress never seemed to let him forget it. Dan Brown visionofficewinning Never underestimate the ego of a politician. Dan Brown underestimateegopolitics Until man is nothing, God can make nothing of him. - Martin Luther Dan Brown luthermen I think one reason my books have found mainstream success is that they're written from a skeptical point of view. Dan Brown viewsbookthinking If you ask three people what it means to be Christian, you will get three different answers. Some feel being baptized is sufficient. Others feel you must accept the Bible as immutable historical fact. Still others require a belief that all those who do not accept Christ as their personal savior are doomed to hell. Dan Brown christianmeanpeople Washington, D.C., has everything that Rome, Paris and London have in the way of great architecture - great power bases. Washington has obelisks and pyramids and underground tunnels and great art and a whole shadow world that we really don't see. Dan Brown romepyramidsart Everyone loves a conspiracy. Dan Brown conspiracy Her eyes were olive green―incisive and clear. Dan Brown olivesgreeneye This is systems security for the Central Intelligence Agency. We would like to know why you are attempting to hack one of our classified databases. Dan Brown databasesattemptingagency Don't spend...but mend yourself. Dan Brown ...the word occult, despite conjuring images of devil worship, actually means ‘hidden’ or ‘obscured.’ In times of religious oppression, knowledge that was counterdoctrinal had to be kept hidden or ‘occult,’ and because the church felt threatened by this, they redefined anything ‘occult’ as evil, and the prejudice survived. Dan Brown religiousevilmean If it wasn't painfully difficult, you did it wrong! Dan Brown difficultifs
