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Art Quotes
Accepting hundreds of lucrative Vatican commissions, Da Vinci painted Christian themes not as an expression of his own beliefs but rather as a commercial venture – a means of funding a lavish lif...
Religion Quotes
Jesus' message is one of peace … of nonviolence… of love. This was the message Silas had been taught from the beginning, and the message he held in his heart. And yet this was the message the e...
Secrets Quotes
Sophie still didn't like the painting. "She looks like she knows something … like when kids at school have a secret."Her grandfather laughed. "That's part of why she is so famous. People like to...
Power Quotes
Silas was looking forward to finding the keystone and giving it to the Teacher so they could recover what the brotherhood had long ago stolen from the faithful.How powerful that will make the Opus...
Family Quotes
Sophie suddenly could hear her own heart. My family? Sophie's parents had died when she was only four. Their car went off a bridge into fast-moving water. Her grandmother and younger brother had al...
Women and Femininity Quotes
"Early religion was based on the divine order of Nature. The goddess Venus and the planet Venus were one and the same. The goddess had a place in the nighttime sky and was known by many names – V...
Cunning and Cleverness Quotes
"Mr. Fache, I obviously can't tell you why Mr. Saunière drew that symbol on himself or placed himself in this way, but I can tell you that a man like Jacques Saunière would consider the pentacle...
Manipulation Quotes
The delicate art of cajoler was a lost skill in modern law enforcement, one that required exceptional poise under pressure. Few men possessed the necessary sangfroid for this kind of operation, but...