“We all have a Monster within; the difference is in degree, not in kind.”
―
Douglas Preston,
The Monster of Florence
“It's a very bad habit, but one I find hard to break.” ― Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
“The truth shall make you free, but first it will make you miserable.” ― Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, Gideon's Sword
“What we have here is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” ― Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, Relic
“The wise and good are outnumbered a thousand to one by the brutal and stupid.” ― Douglas Preston, The Cabinet of Curiosities
“You think of yourself as an "individual person", with a unique and separate mind. You think you are born and you think you die. All your life you feel separate and alone. Sometimes desperately so. You fear death because you fear the loss of individuality. All this is an illusion. You, he, she, those things around you living or not, the stars and galaxies, the empty space in between- these are not distinct, separate objects. All is fundamentally entangled.” ― Douglas Preston, Blasphemy
“One can reach the gates of hell just as easily by short steps as by large.” ― Douglas Preston, The Cabinet of Curiosities
“He found Pendergast's cool gaze on him, and he fidgeted. He'd forgotten about those eyes. They made you feel like you had just been stripped of your secrets.” ― Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, Brimstone
“You cannot stare evil in the face; it has no face. It has no body, no bones, no blood. Any attempt to describe it ends in glibness and self-delusion.” ― Douglas Preston, The Monster of Florence
“Once again, we shall have to operate not only outside the box, but outside the room containing the box.” ― Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
“I have found that liars in the end communicate more truth than do truth tellers.” “How’s that?” “Because truth is the safest lie.” ― Douglas Preston, Still Life With Crows
“My dear Vincent” ― Douglas Preston
“I would ask the reader to pause for a moment and ponder the statistics. Statistics are mere numbers; they need to be translated into human experience. What would a 90 percent mortality rate mean to the survivors and their society? The Black Death in Europe at its worst carried off 30 to 60 percent of the population. That was devastating enough. But the mortality rate wasn’t high enough to destroy European civilization. A 90 percent mortality rate is high enough: It does not just kill people; it annihilates societies; it destroys languages, religions, histories, and cultures. It chokes off the transmission of knowledge from one generation to the next. The survivors are deprived of that vital human connection to their past; they are robbed of their stories, their music and dance, their spiritual practices and beliefs—they are stripped of their very identity.” ― Douglas Preston, The Lost City of the Monkey God
“A human being creates complexity by writing a novel on the surface of paper; a weather system creates complexity by writing waves on the surface of an ocean. What is the difference between the information carried in the words of a novel and the information carried on the waves of the sea? Listen, and the waves will speak, and someday, I tell you, you will write your thoughts on the surface of the sea.” ― Douglas Preston, Blasphemy
“People need history in order to know themselves, to build a sense of identity and pride, continuity, community, and hope for the future.” ― Douglas Preston, The Lost City of the Monkey God
“Where are you from, Mr. Pendergast? Can't quite place the accent.”“New Orleans.”“What a coincidence! I went there for Mardi Gras once."“How nice for you. I myself have never attended.”Ludwig paused, the smile frozen on his face, wondering how to steer the conversation onto a more pertinent topic.” ― Douglas Preston, Still Life With Crows
“I’m afraid I don’t suffer petty bureaucrats gladly. A very bad habit, but one I find hard to break. Nevertheless, you will find, Dr. Kelly, that humiliation and blackmail, when used judiciously, can be marvelously effective” ― Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, The Cabinet of Curiosities
“I have often found it true that the louder a person speaks, the less they have to say.” ― Douglas Preston, Reliquary
“Dr. Albert Frock: Well, how goes the gradual extinction of the human race, Lieutenant? Lt. Vincent D'Agosta: I'm doing what I can to keep it orderly.” ― Douglas Preston
“It's a very bad habit, but one I find hard to break.” ― Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
“The truth shall make you free, but first it will make you miserable.” ― Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, Gideon's Sword
“What we have here is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” ― Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, Relic
“The wise and good are outnumbered a thousand to one by the brutal and stupid.” ― Douglas Preston, The Cabinet of Curiosities
“You think of yourself as an "individual person", with a unique and separate mind. You think you are born and you think you die. All your life you feel separate and alone. Sometimes desperately so. You fear death because you fear the loss of individuality. All this is an illusion. You, he, she, those things around you living or not, the stars and galaxies, the empty space in between- these are not distinct, separate objects. All is fundamentally entangled.” ― Douglas Preston, Blasphemy
“One can reach the gates of hell just as easily by short steps as by large.” ― Douglas Preston, The Cabinet of Curiosities
“He found Pendergast's cool gaze on him, and he fidgeted. He'd forgotten about those eyes. They made you feel like you had just been stripped of your secrets.” ― Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, Brimstone
“You cannot stare evil in the face; it has no face. It has no body, no bones, no blood. Any attempt to describe it ends in glibness and self-delusion.” ― Douglas Preston, The Monster of Florence
“Once again, we shall have to operate not only outside the box, but outside the room containing the box.” ― Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
“I have found that liars in the end communicate more truth than do truth tellers.” “How’s that?” “Because truth is the safest lie.” ― Douglas Preston, Still Life With Crows
“My dear Vincent” ― Douglas Preston
“I would ask the reader to pause for a moment and ponder the statistics. Statistics are mere numbers; they need to be translated into human experience. What would a 90 percent mortality rate mean to the survivors and their society? The Black Death in Europe at its worst carried off 30 to 60 percent of the population. That was devastating enough. But the mortality rate wasn’t high enough to destroy European civilization. A 90 percent mortality rate is high enough: It does not just kill people; it annihilates societies; it destroys languages, religions, histories, and cultures. It chokes off the transmission of knowledge from one generation to the next. The survivors are deprived of that vital human connection to their past; they are robbed of their stories, their music and dance, their spiritual practices and beliefs—they are stripped of their very identity.” ― Douglas Preston, The Lost City of the Monkey God
“A human being creates complexity by writing a novel on the surface of paper; a weather system creates complexity by writing waves on the surface of an ocean. What is the difference between the information carried in the words of a novel and the information carried on the waves of the sea? Listen, and the waves will speak, and someday, I tell you, you will write your thoughts on the surface of the sea.” ― Douglas Preston, Blasphemy
“People need history in order to know themselves, to build a sense of identity and pride, continuity, community, and hope for the future.” ― Douglas Preston, The Lost City of the Monkey God
“Where are you from, Mr. Pendergast? Can't quite place the accent.”“New Orleans.”“What a coincidence! I went there for Mardi Gras once."“How nice for you. I myself have never attended.”Ludwig paused, the smile frozen on his face, wondering how to steer the conversation onto a more pertinent topic.” ― Douglas Preston, Still Life With Crows
“I’m afraid I don’t suffer petty bureaucrats gladly. A very bad habit, but one I find hard to break. Nevertheless, you will find, Dr. Kelly, that humiliation and blackmail, when used judiciously, can be marvelously effective” ― Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, The Cabinet of Curiosities
“I have often found it true that the louder a person speaks, the less they have to say.” ― Douglas Preston, Reliquary
“Dr. Albert Frock: Well, how goes the gradual extinction of the human race, Lieutenant? Lt. Vincent D'Agosta: I'm doing what I can to keep it orderly.” ― Douglas Preston
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