Death is only a byproduct of terrorism.

I'm somebody who likes codes and ciphers and chases and artwork and architecture, and all the things you find in a Robert Langdon thriller.

Although I studied Dante's Inferno as a student, it wasn't until recently, while researching in Florence, that I came to appreciate the enduring influence of Dante's work on the modern world.

I'm a fan of the truth... even if it's painfully hard to accept.

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

What's the matter?'' She immediately started laughin. ''What's the mattter? Everything is the matter! Rocks! Trees! Atoms! Even anteaters! Everything is the matter!

When a question has no correct answer, there is only one honest response. The gray area between yes and no. Silence.