Buddha had said: "Each of us is a God. Each of us knows all. We need only open our minds to hear our own wisdom.

Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand.

I will not write a lame follow-up. It could take me 20 years. But I will never turn in a book that I'm not happy with.

I've got to stop being such a snob about leather-bound books, he reminded himself. E-books do have their moments.

Critics have found in the narrative a veneer of erudition that cloaks nothing more than a James Bond-style romp, albeit a highly addictive one. His publisher has described it as 'a thriller for people who don't like thrillers'. One newspaper put it thus: 'It is terribly written, its characters are cardboard cutouts, the dialogue is excruciating in places and, a bit like a computer manual, everything is overstated and repeated - but it is impossible to put the bloody thing down.

‎"Cardinal Baggia," the killer hissed. "Have you prayed yet?" The Italian's eyes were fearless. "Only for your soul.

I've learned never to close my mind to an idea simply because it seems miraculous.