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100 Insightful Quotes By Dan Brown, The Author Of The Da Vinci Code

Famous As: Novelist
Born On: June 22, 1964
Born In: Exeter, New Hampshire, United States
Age: 58 Years

When Dan Brown penned the line, ‘Men go to far greater heights to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire’, in his most famous book, ‘The Dan Vinci Code’, he couldn’t have gotten any simpler in making the most powerful of remarks. For none in this world can deny that he/she has not been through a similar state of mind and position ever in life. An author from the genre of thriller fiction, Dan Brown has risen to phenomenal heights and is considered as a literary and philosophical genius. His works are featured around the lead character Robert Langdon and are mostly set in a 24 hour period exploring the themes of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, and conspiracy theories. A perpetual storyteller, his books have been translated into more than 50 languages, with over 200 million copies sold. Out of his long list of books written, three of them, ‘Angels & Demons’, ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and‘Inferno’, have been adapted into films. Check this section and find some of the best written quotes by Dan Brown. They are surely going to leave a lasting imprint on your mind and soul!

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Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer.

Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer.

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

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

Dan Brown
Great minds are always feared by lesser minds.

Great minds are always feared by lesser minds.

Dan Brown
Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire.

Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire.

Dan Brown
Sooner or later we've all got to let go of our past.

Sooner or later we've all got to let go of our past.

Dan Brown
To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books.

To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books.

Dan Brown
God answers all prayers, but sometimes his answer is 'no'.

God answers all prayers, but sometimes his answer is 'no'.

Dan Brown
Nothing captures human interest more than human tragedy.

Nothing captures human interest more than human tragedy.

Dan Brown
Our minds sometimes see what our hearts wish were true.

Our minds sometimes see what our hearts wish were true.

Dan Brown
Everyone loves a conspiracy.

Everyone loves a conspiracy.

Dan Brown
The decisions of our past are the architects of our present.

The decisions of our past are the architects of our present.

Dan Brown
Faith ― acceptance of which we imagine to be true, that which we cannot prove.

Faith ― acceptance of which we imagine to be true, that which we cannot prove.

Dan Brown
Nothing is more creative... nor destructive... than a brilliant mind with a purpose.

Nothing is more creative... nor destructive... than a brilliant mind with a purpose.

Dan Brown
The only difference between you and God is that you have forgotten you are divine.

The only difference between you and God is that you have forgotten you are divine.

Dan Brown
The human mind has a primitive ego defense mechanism that negates all realities that produce too much stress for the brain to handle. It’s called Denial.

The human mind has a primitive ego defense mechanism that negates all realities that produce too much stress for the brain to handle. It’s called Denial.

Dan Brown
God, grant me strength to accept those things I cannot change.

God, grant me strength to accept those things I cannot change.

Dan Brown
Open your minds, my friends. We all fear what we do not understand.

Open your minds, my friends. We all fear what we do not understand.

Dan Brown
Science tells me God must exist. My mind tells me I will never understand God. And my heart tells me I am not meant to.

Science tells me God must exist. My mind tells me I will never understand God. And my heart tells me I am not meant to.

Dan Brown
By its very nature, history is always a one-sided account.

By its very nature, history is always a one-sided account.

Dan Brown
Telling someone about what a symbol means is like telling someone how music should make them feel.

Telling someone about what a symbol means is like telling someone how music should make them feel.

Dan Brown
Sometimes all it takes is a tiny shift of perspective to see something familiar in a totally new light.

Sometimes all it takes is a tiny shift of perspective to see something familiar in a totally new light.

Dan Brown
What really matters is what you believe.

What really matters is what you believe.

Dan Brown
The power of human thought grows exponentially with the number of minds that share that thought.

The power of human thought grows exponentially with the number of minds that share that thought.

Dan Brown
Remember tonight...for it's the beginning of forever. - Dante Alighieri

Remember tonight...for it's the beginning of forever. - Dante Alighieri

Dan Brown
Pain is a part of growing-up. It is how we learn..

Pain is a part of growing-up. It is how we learn..

Dan Brown
Small minds have always lashed out at what they don't understand.

Small minds have always lashed out at what they don't understand.

Dan Brown
Life is filled with secrets. You can't learn them all at once.

Life is filled with secrets. You can't learn them all at once.

Dan Brown
Forgiveness is God's greatest gift

Forgiveness is God's greatest gift

Dan Brown
Believe me, I know what it's like to feel all alone...the worst kind of loneliness in the world is isolation that comes from being misunderstood, it can make people lose their grasp on reality. - Sienna Brooks

Believe me, I know what it's like to feel all alone...the worst kind of loneliness in the world is isolation that comes from being misunderstood, it can make people lose their grasp on reality. - Sienna Brooks

Dan Brown
The media is the right arm of anarchy.

The media is the right arm of anarchy.

Dan Brown
Knowledge grows exponentially. The more we know, the greater our ability to learn, and the faster we expand our knowledge base.

Knowledge grows exponentially. The more we know, the greater our ability to learn, and the faster we expand our knowledge base.

Dan Brown
Wide acceptance of an idea is not proof of its validity.

Wide acceptance of an idea is not proof of its validity.

Dan Brown
Time is a river, and books are boats.

Time is a river, and books are boats.

Dan Brown
Imagine how different a world might be if more leaders took time to ponder the finality of death before racing off to war.

Imagine how different a world might be if more leaders took time to ponder the finality of death before racing off to war.

Dan Brown
Stand tall, smile bright, and let them wonder what secrets making you laugh!

Stand tall, smile bright, and let them wonder what secrets making you laugh!

Dan Brown
Nothing in Christianity is original.

Nothing in Christianity is original.

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

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

Dan Brown
Knowledge is a tool, and like all tools, its impact is in the hands of the user.

Knowledge is a tool, and like all tools, its impact is in the hands of the user.

Dan Brown
Can you keep secrets? Can you know a thing and never say it again?

Can you keep secrets? Can you know a thing and never say it again?

Dan Brown
I believe that thinking about the problem … is your problem.

I believe that thinking about the problem … is your problem.

Dan Brown
Each of us is now electronically connected to the globe, and yet we feel utterly alone.

Each of us is now electronically connected to the globe, and yet we feel utterly alone.

Dan Brown
Learning the truth has become my life's love.

Learning the truth has become my life's love.

Dan Brown
Skepticism has become a virtue. Cynicism and demand for proof has become enlightened thought. Is it any wonder that humans now feel more depressed and defeated than they have at any point in human history?

Skepticism has become a virtue. Cynicism and demand for proof has become enlightened thought. Is it any wonder that humans now feel more depressed and defeated than they have at any point in human history?

Dan Brown
Religion is flawed, but only because man is flawed.

Religion is flawed, but only because man is flawed.

Dan Brown
Madness breeds madness.

Madness breeds madness.

Dan Brown
Darkness feeds on apathy.

Darkness feeds on apathy.

Dan Brown
We all fear what we do not understand.

We all fear what we do not understand.

Dan Brown
The more man learned, the more he realized he did not know.

The more man learned, the more he realized he did not know.

Dan Brown
The truth can be glimpsed only through the eyes of death.

The truth can be glimpsed only through the eyes of death.

Dan Brown
The most dangerous enemy is that which no one fears!

The most dangerous enemy is that which no one fears!

Dan Brown
There's just no substitute for the truth.

There's just no substitute for the truth.

Dan Brown
Nobody tells you what you can and can't do.

Nobody tells you what you can and can't do.

Dan Brown
Even the technology that promises to unite us, divides us. Each of us is now electronically connected to the globe, and yet we feel utterly alone.

Even the technology that promises to unite us, divides us. Each of us is now electronically connected to the globe, and yet we feel utterly alone.

Dan Brown
Dante's poem, Langdon was now reminded, was not so much about the misery of hell as it was about the power of the human spirit to endure any challenge, no matter how daunting.

Dante's poem, Langdon was now reminded, was not so much about the misery of hell as it was about the power of the human spirit to endure any challenge, no matter how daunting.

Dan Brown
No love is greater than that of a father for His son.

No love is greater than that of a father for His son.

Dan Brown
Buddha had said:

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.

Dan Brown
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who will guard the guards?

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who will guard the guards?

Dan Brown
Sometimes a legend that endures for centuries... endures for a reason.

Sometimes a legend that endures for centuries... endures for a reason.

Dan Brown
One does not need to have cancer to analyze its symptoms.

One does not need to have cancer to analyze its symptoms.

Dan Brown
My lawyers will fricassee your testicles for breakfast. And if you dare board my plane without a warrant, your spleen will follow.

My lawyers will fricassee your testicles for breakfast. And if you dare board my plane without a warrant, your spleen will follow.

Dan Brown
Angels and demons were identical--interchangeable archetypes--all a matter of polarity. The guardian angel who conquered your enemy in battle was perceived by your enemy as a demon destroyer.

Angels and demons were identical--interchangeable archetypes--all a matter of polarity. The guardian angel who conquered your enemy in battle was perceived by your enemy as a demon destroyer.

Dan Brown
The strange ideas we derive today will one day be our celebrated truths

The strange ideas we derive today will one day be our celebrated truths

Dan Brown
Sometimes, divine revelation simply means adjusting your brain to hear what your heart already knows.

Sometimes, divine revelation simply means adjusting your brain to hear what your heart already knows." Angels and Demons p. 484

Dan Brown
There comes a moment in history when ignorance is no longer a forgivable offense... a moment when only wisdom has the power to absolve. - Bertrand Zobrist

There comes a moment in history when ignorance is no longer a forgivable offense... a moment when only wisdom has the power to absolve. - Bertrand Zobrist

Dan Brown
If it wasn't painfully difficult, you did it wrong!

If it wasn't painfully difficult, you did it wrong!

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

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

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

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

Dan Brown
Only one form of contagion travels faster than a virus. And that's fear.

Only one form of contagion travels faster than a virus. And that's fear.

Dan Brown
Fear cripples faster than any implement of war.

Fear cripples faster than any implement of war.

Dan Brown
Those who truly understand their faiths understand the stories are metaphorical.

Those who truly understand their faiths understand the stories are metaphorical.

Dan Brown
Even brilliant scientists Google themselves.

Even brilliant scientists Google themselves.

Dan Brown
It seemed there was always a close correlation between true believers and high body counts.

It seemed there was always a close correlation between true believers and high body counts.

Dan Brown
Sometimes to find truth one must move mountains -Kohler

Sometimes to find truth one must move mountains -Kohler

Dan Brown
Today is today. But there are many tomorrows

Today is today. But there are many tomorrows

Dan Brown
When multiple explanations exist, the simplest is usually correct.

When multiple explanations exist, the simplest is usually correct.

Dan Brown
But who is more ignorant? The man who cannot define lightning, or the man who does not respect its awesome power?

But who is more ignorant? The man who cannot define lightning, or the man who does not respect its awesome power?

Dan Brown
Anyone who said power was not addictive had never really experienced it.

Anyone who said power was not addictive had never really experienced it.

Dan Brown
Authors, he thought. Even the sane ones are nuts.

Authors, he thought. Even the sane ones are nuts.

Dan Brown
But believe me, just because the human mind can't imagine something happening...doesn't mean it won't.

But believe me, just because the human mind can't imagine something happening...doesn't mean it won't.

Dan Brown
Science tells me God must exist.
My mind tells me I'll never understand God.
My heart tells me I'm not meant to. 

[Vittoria Vetra]

Science tells me God must exist. My mind tells me I'll never understand God. My heart tells me I'm not meant to. [Vittoria Vetra]

Dan Brown
Sometimes a change of perspective is all it takes to see the light.

Sometimes a change of perspective is all it takes to see the light.

Dan Brown
When swimming into a dark tunnel,there arrives a point of no return when you no longer have enough breath to double back.your choice is to swim forward into the unknown....and pray for an exit

When swimming into a dark tunnel,there arrives a point of no return when you no longer have enough breath to double back.your choice is to swim forward into the unknown....and pray for an exit

Dan Brown
It has always been this way. Death is followed by birth. To reach paradise, man must pass through inferno. - Bertrand Zobrist

It has always been this way. Death is followed by birth. To reach paradise, man must pass through inferno. - Bertrand Zobrist

Dan Brown
Until man is nothing, God can make nothing of him. - Martin Luther

Until man is nothing, God can make nothing of him. - Martin Luther

Dan Brown
Seek the goodness, become the goodness.D

Seek the goodness, become the goodness.D

Dan Brown
Life is filled with difficult decisions, and winners are those who make them.

Life is filled with difficult decisions, and winners are those who make them.

Dan Brown
Don't show it and don't panic. Do like the ducks; on the surface stay calm, and below it paddle lile hell

Don't show it and don't panic. Do like the ducks; on the surface stay calm, and below it paddle lile hell

Dan Brown
Oftentimes, those special brains, the ones that are capable of focusing more intently than others, do so at the expense of emotional maturity

Oftentimes, those special brains, the ones that are capable of focusing more intently than others, do so at the expense of emotional maturity

Dan Brown
From Santi's earthly tomb with demon's hole,
'Cross Rome the mystic elements unfold.
The path of light is laid, the sacred test,
Let angels guide you on your lofty quest.

From Santi's earthly tomb with demon's hole, 'Cross Rome the mystic elements unfold. The path of light is laid, the sacred test, Let angels guide you on your lofty quest.

Dan Brown
Nothing activates adrenaline production like pain. - Dr. Sienna Brooks

Nothing activates adrenaline production like pain. - Dr. Sienna Brooks

Dan Brown
The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their silence at times of crisis.

The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their silence at times of crisis.

Dan Brown
When in doubt, just spit it out. That all challenges can be overcome by speaking the truth, no matter how itcomes out.

When in doubt, just spit it out. That all challenges can be overcome by speaking the truth, no matter how itcomes out.

Dan Brown
Please accept this humble fax. My love for you is without wax.

Please accept this humble fax. My love for you is without wax.

Dan Brown
Throughout history, every period of enlightenment has been accompanied by darkness, pushing in opposition. Such are laws of nature and balance.

Throughout history, every period of enlightenment has been accompanied by darkness, pushing in opposition. Such are laws of nature and balance.

Dan Brown
Imagine how they would have mocked you if you proclaimed, 'Not only is the world a sphere, but there is an invisible, mystical force that holds everything to its surface'!

Imagine how they would have mocked you if you proclaimed, 'Not only is the world a sphere, but there is an invisible, mystical force that holds everything to its surface'!

Dan Brown
Dr. Jacobus, I am walking out your doors right now. I need clothes. I am going to Vatican City. One does not go to Vatican City with ones ass hanging out. Do I make myself clear?

Dr. Jacobus, I am walking out your doors right now. I need clothes. I am going to Vatican City. One does not go to Vatican City with ones ass hanging out. Do I make myself clear?

Dan Brown
The act of tattooing one's skin was a tranformative declaration of power, an announcment to the world: I am in control of my own flesh.

The act of tattooing one's skin was a tranformative declaration of power, an announcment to the world: I am in control of my own flesh.

Dan Brown
Open your minds, my friends. We all fear what we don't understand.

Open your minds, my friends. We all fear what we don't understand.

Dan Brown
…In the end we are all just searching for truth, that which is greater than ourselves.

…In the end we are all just searching for truth, that which is greater than ourselves.

Dan Brown