The greatest story ever told is, in fact, the greatest story ever sold

Nothing is more creative... nor destructive... than a brilliant mind with a purpose.

Who will guard the guards ? If we're the guards of society, then who will watch us and make sure that we're not dangerous?

The human body is amazing," she said. If you deprive it of one sensory input, the other senses take over, almost instantly.

I don't know where I would place myself in the literary landscape. I really just write the book that I would want to read. And I put on the blinders, and I really - it is, for me, that simple.

I'm fascinated by power, especially veiled power. Shadow power. The National Security Agency. The National Reconnaissance Office. Opus Dei. The idea that everything happens for reasons we're not quite seeing.

Soon you will lose everything you hold most dear.