Language can be very adept at hiding the truth.

Telling someone about what a symbol means is like telling someone how music should make them feel.

Our minds sometimes see what our hearts wish were true.

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.

Critics have found in the narrative a veneer of erudition that cloaks nothing more than a James Bond-style romp, albeit a highly addictive one. His publisher has described it as 'a thriller for people who don't like thrillers'. One newspaper put it thus: 'It is terribly written, its characters are cardboard cutouts, the dialogue is excruciating in places and, a bit like a computer manual, everything is overstated and repeated - but it is impossible to put the bloody thing down.

Death is only a byproduct of terrorism.

Knowledge is a tool, and like all tools, its impact is in the hands of the user.