Langdon turned to Sophie. "Who is that? What... happened?" Teabing hobbled over. "You were rescued by a knight brandishing an Excalibur made by Acme Orthopedic.

Nobody tells you what you can and can't do.

The Bible did not arrive by fax from heaven. The Bible is the product of man, my dear. Not of God. The Bible did not fall magically from the clouds. Man created it as a historical record of tumultuous times, and it has evolved through countless translations, additions, and revisions. History has never had a definitive version of the book.

Throughout history, every period of enlightenment has been accompanied by darkness, pushing in opposition. Such are laws of nature and balance.

I spend my life essentially alone at a computer. That doesn't change. I have the same challenges every day.

Darkness feeds on apathy.

Knowledge is power, and the right knowledge lets man perform miraculous, almost godlike tasks.