Pure energy is the father of creation.

Look, you runny-nosed little runt. You're going to back off right now, or I'm going to rip that safety pin out of your nose and pin your mouth shut.

In which year did a Harvard sculler last outrow an Oxford man at Henley?" Langdon had no idea, but he could imagine only one reason the question had been asked. "Surely such a travesty has never occurred.

Death is only a byproduct of terrorism.

This is systems security for the Central Intelligence Agency. We would like to know why you are attempting to hack one of our classified databases.

Time is a river, and books are boats.

I write seven days a week, starting at 4 o'clock in the morning, including Christmas.