In 325 A.D., the Roman Emperor Constantine decided to unify Rome under a single religion ... Historians still marvel at the brilliance with which Constantine converted the sun-worshipping pagans to Christianity. By fusing pagan symbols, dates, and rituals into the growing Christian tradition, he created a kind of hybrid religion that was acceptable to both parties.

The power of human thought grows exponentially with the number of minds that share that thought.

Medicine, electronic communications, space travel, genetic manipulation . . . these are the miracles about which we now tell our children. These are the miracles we herald as proof that science will bring us the answers. The ancient stories of immaculate conceptions, burning bushes, and parting seas are no longer relevant. God has become obsolete. Science has won the battle.

I think one reason my books have found mainstream success is that they're written from a skeptical point of view.

Life is filled with secrets. You can't learn them all at once.

PHI is one H of a lot cooler than PI!

Everyone loves a conspiracy.