“Here’s a tip. The good guys ask you to get in the truck. The bad guys put a black bag over your head and throw you in the truck. I’m asking.”
―
A.G. Riddle,
The Atlantis Gene
“A healthy person has a hundred wishes, but a sick person has only one.” ― A.G. Riddle, Pandemic
“Science lacks something very important that religion provides: a moral code. Survival of the fittest is a scientific fact, but it is a cruel ethic; the way of beasts, not a civilized society. Laws can only take us so far, and they must be based upon something—a shared moral code that rises from something. As that moral foundation recedes, so will society’s values.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“A mind that dwells in the past builds a prison it cannot escape. Control your mind, or it will control you, and you will never break through the walls it builds.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Plague
“It’s always the same war. Only the names of the dead change. It’s always about one thing: which group of rich men get to divvy up the spoils. They call it ‘The Great War’—clever marketing.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“We attack whatever is different, anything we don’t understand, anything that might change our world, our environment, reduce our chances of survival. Racism, class warfare, sexism, east versus west, north and south, capitalism and communism, democracy and dictatorships, Islam and Christianity, Israel and Palestine, they’re all different faces of the same war: the war for a homogeneous human race, an end to our differences.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“When you figure out that you're fighting some other man's war, walk away.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“That’s what life is about: finding something you can do that no one else can, and working your hardest at it. It’s about finding someone you love like no one else, someone who loves you like no one else does.” ― A.G. Riddle, Departure
“Great leaders are forged from the fire of hard decisions,” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“Who wants to try and fail, when you can drink and laugh with no consequences?” ― A.G. Riddle, Departure
“The worst thing you can do for a child is give him everything he wants. Humans should grow up a little hungry, struggle a little, be made to strive for something. That’s what builds character. Struggle reveals who we really are. That journey shows us what we want from this world.” ― A.G. Riddle, Departure
“Ma’am, your husband was killed in an unfortunate Cadbury Creme Egg incident.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“You must see the darkness to appreciate the light.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis World
“Religion is our desperate attempt to understand our world. And our past. We live in darkness, surrounded by mysteries. Where did we come from? What is our purpose? What will happen to us after we die? Religion also gives us something more: a code of conduct, a blueprint of right and wrong, a guide to human decency. Just like any other tool, it can be misused.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“And when he was, when he finally found love after a life without, he died, happy. And the woman, all she ever wanted was to know that she could change the world, and if she could change the heart of the darkest man, then there was hope for the entire human race.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“The journey is the destination. Finding the answers for yourself, achieving understanding, is part of your journey. There are no shortcuts along the path.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Plague
“We so often seek what we’re deprived of in childhood. Sheltered children become reckless. Starving children become ambitious.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“This novel is fiction, except for the parts that aren’t.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“The human race is the biggest mass murderer of all time. Think about it: we’re hard-coded to survive. Even our ancient ancestors were driven by this impulse, driven enough to recognize the Neanderthals and Hobbits as dangerous enemies. They may have slaughtered dozens of human subspecies. And that legacy shamefully lives on. We attack whatever is different, anything we don’t understand, anything that might change our world, our environment, reduce our chances of survival. Racism, class warfare, sexism, east versus west, north and south, capitalism and communism, democracy and dictatorships, Islam and Christianity, Israel and Palestine, they’re all different faces of the same war: the war for a homogeneous human race, an end to our differences. It’s a war we started a long time ago, a war we’ve been fighting ever since. A war that operates in every human mind below the subconscious level, like a computer program, constantly running in the background, guiding us to some eventuality.” Kate didn’t know what to say, couldn’t see how it could involve her trial and her children. “You expect me to believe those two children are involved in an ancient cosmic struggle for the human race?” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“A healthy person has a hundred wishes, but a sick person has only one.” ― A.G. Riddle, Pandemic
“Science lacks something very important that religion provides: a moral code. Survival of the fittest is a scientific fact, but it is a cruel ethic; the way of beasts, not a civilized society. Laws can only take us so far, and they must be based upon something—a shared moral code that rises from something. As that moral foundation recedes, so will society’s values.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“A mind that dwells in the past builds a prison it cannot escape. Control your mind, or it will control you, and you will never break through the walls it builds.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Plague
“It’s always the same war. Only the names of the dead change. It’s always about one thing: which group of rich men get to divvy up the spoils. They call it ‘The Great War’—clever marketing.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“We attack whatever is different, anything we don’t understand, anything that might change our world, our environment, reduce our chances of survival. Racism, class warfare, sexism, east versus west, north and south, capitalism and communism, democracy and dictatorships, Islam and Christianity, Israel and Palestine, they’re all different faces of the same war: the war for a homogeneous human race, an end to our differences.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“When you figure out that you're fighting some other man's war, walk away.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“That’s what life is about: finding something you can do that no one else can, and working your hardest at it. It’s about finding someone you love like no one else, someone who loves you like no one else does.” ― A.G. Riddle, Departure
“Great leaders are forged from the fire of hard decisions,” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“Who wants to try and fail, when you can drink and laugh with no consequences?” ― A.G. Riddle, Departure
“The worst thing you can do for a child is give him everything he wants. Humans should grow up a little hungry, struggle a little, be made to strive for something. That’s what builds character. Struggle reveals who we really are. That journey shows us what we want from this world.” ― A.G. Riddle, Departure
“Ma’am, your husband was killed in an unfortunate Cadbury Creme Egg incident.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“You must see the darkness to appreciate the light.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis World
“Religion is our desperate attempt to understand our world. And our past. We live in darkness, surrounded by mysteries. Where did we come from? What is our purpose? What will happen to us after we die? Religion also gives us something more: a code of conduct, a blueprint of right and wrong, a guide to human decency. Just like any other tool, it can be misused.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“And when he was, when he finally found love after a life without, he died, happy. And the woman, all she ever wanted was to know that she could change the world, and if she could change the heart of the darkest man, then there was hope for the entire human race.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“The journey is the destination. Finding the answers for yourself, achieving understanding, is part of your journey. There are no shortcuts along the path.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Plague
“We so often seek what we’re deprived of in childhood. Sheltered children become reckless. Starving children become ambitious.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“This novel is fiction, except for the parts that aren’t.” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
“The human race is the biggest mass murderer of all time. Think about it: we’re hard-coded to survive. Even our ancient ancestors were driven by this impulse, driven enough to recognize the Neanderthals and Hobbits as dangerous enemies. They may have slaughtered dozens of human subspecies. And that legacy shamefully lives on. We attack whatever is different, anything we don’t understand, anything that might change our world, our environment, reduce our chances of survival. Racism, class warfare, sexism, east versus west, north and south, capitalism and communism, democracy and dictatorships, Islam and Christianity, Israel and Palestine, they’re all different faces of the same war: the war for a homogeneous human race, an end to our differences. It’s a war we started a long time ago, a war we’ve been fighting ever since. A war that operates in every human mind below the subconscious level, like a computer program, constantly running in the background, guiding us to some eventuality.” Kate didn’t know what to say, couldn’t see how it could involve her trial and her children. “You expect me to believe those two children are involved in an ancient cosmic struggle for the human race?” ― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene
