Terrorism is not an expression of rage. Terrorism is a political weapon. Remove a government's facade of infallibility, and you remove it's people's faith.

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

God's will is your deepest desires.

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

Language can be very adept at hiding the truth.

Substantiate or suffocate, Ms. Vetra. Mickey's ticking.