01UndatedProfessor Langdon,' called a young man with curly hair in the back row, 'if Masonry is not a secret society, not a corporation, and not a religion, then what is it?''Well, if you were to ask a Mason, he would offer the following definition: Masonry is a system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.''Sounds to me like a euphemism for "freaky cult." ''Freaky, you say?''Hell yes!' the kid said, standing up. 'I heard what they do inside those secret buildings! Weird candlelight rituals with coffins, and nooses, and drinking wine out of skulls. Now that's freaky!'Langdon scanned the class. 'Does that sound freaky to anyone else?''Yes!' they all chimed in.Langdon feigned a sad sigh. 'Too bad. If that's too freaky for you, then I know you'll never want to join my cult.'Silence settled over the room. The student from the Women's Center looked uneasy. 'You're in a cult?'Langdon nodded and lowered his voice to a conspiratorial whisper. 'Don't tell anyone, but on the pagan day of the sun god Ra, I kneel at the foot of an ancient instrument of torture and consume ritualistic symbols of blood and flesh.'The class looked horrified.Langdon shrugged. 'And if any of you care to join me, come to the Harvard chapel on Sunday, kneel beneath the crucifix, and take Holy Communion.'The classroom remained silent.Langdon winked. 'Open your minds, my friends. We all fear what we do not understand.Dan Brown / quote ↗
02UndatedReligion is like language or dress. We gravitate toward the practices with which we were raised. In the end, though, we are all proclaiming the same thing. That life has meaning. That we are grateful for the power that created us.Dan Brown / quote ↗
04UndatedIt seemed there was always a close correlation between true believers and high body counts.Dan Brown / quote ↗
05UndatedDon't tell anyone, but on the pagan day of the sun god Ra, I kneel at the foot of an ancient instrument of torture and consume ritualistic symbols of blood and flesh. ...And if any of you care to join me, come to the Harvard chapel on Sunday, kneel beneath the crucifix, and take Holy Communion.Dan Brown / quote ↗
07UndatedThe laws of physics is the canvas God laid down on which to paint his masterpieceDan Brown / quote ↗
09UndatedThe power of human thought grows exponentially with the number of minds that share that thought.Dan Brown / quote ↗
11UndatedKnowledge grows exponentially. The more we know, the greater our ability to learn, and the faster we expand our knowledge base.Dan Brown / quote ↗
12UndatedKnowledge is a tool, and like all tools, its impact is in the hands of the user.Dan Brown / quote ↗
14UndatedKnowledge is power, and the right knowledge lets man perform miraculous, almost godlike tasks.Dan Brown / quote ↗
15Undated…Our sunsets have been reduced to wavelengths and frequencies. The complexities of the universe have been shredded into mathematical equations. Even our self-worth as human beings has been destroyed.Dan Brown / quote ↗
17UndatedMen go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire.Dan Brown / quote ↗
19UndatedNothing is more creative... nor destructive... than a brilliant mind with a purpose.Dan Brown / quote ↗
20UndatedWhen 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.Dan Brown / quote ↗
21UndatedLangdon turned to Sophie. "Who is that? What... happened?"Teabing hobbled over. "You were rescued by a knight brandishing an Excalibur made by Acme Orthopedic.Dan Brown / quote ↗
22UndatedRemember death. Even for those who wield great power, life is brief. There is only one way to triumph over death, and that is by making our lives masterpieces. We must seize every opportunity to show kindness and to love fully.Dan Brown / quote ↗
23UndatedIf we don't embrace them, then we are as undeserving of life as the caveman who freezes to death because he's afraid to start a fire.Dan Brown / quote ↗
24UndatedHistory 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?Dan Brown / quote ↗
