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

Writing is a solitary existence. Making a movie is controlled chaos - thousands of moving parts and people. Every decision is a compromise. If you're writing and you don't like how your character looks or talks, you just fix it. But in a movie, if there's something you don't like, that's tough.

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.

It's the age-old battle between mind and heart, which seldom want the same thing.

This life is what I always wanted. I had a vision of our happiness.

I remember devouring the entire Hardy Boys series over one summer, enthralled by their bravery and cleverness.

Each of us is now electronically connected to the globe, and yet we feel utterly alone.