Dan Brown
Dan Brown
Daniel "Dan" Brownis an American author of thriller fiction who is best known for the 2003 bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code. Brown's novels are treasure hunts set in a 24-hour period, and feature the recurring themes of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, and conspiracy theories. His books have been translated into 52 languages, and as of 2012, sold over 200 million copies. Three of them, Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, and Inferno, have been or are being adapted...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth22 June 1964
CityExeter, NH
CountryUnited States of America
Learning the truth has become my life's love.
I've learned never to close my mind to an idea simply because it seems miraculous.
If a reviewer is beating me up, I just say, 'Oh well, my writing is not to his or her taste.' And that's as far as it goes. Because I will simultaneously read a review where somebody says, 'Oh my God, I had so much fun reading this book and I learned so much.'
I've learned that universal acceptance and appreciation is just an unrealistic goal.
It's important in a situation like this to keep everybody positive. I've told the kids that things like this happen in life. It's a matter of how you learn to handle these things.
I cannot possibly tell you the precise date I learned that Mary Magdalene was not a prostitute.
The power that religion has is that you think nothing is random: If there's a tragedy in my life, that's God testing me or sending me a message.
Madness breeds madness.
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.
There is a fine line between insanity and genius.
Death is usually an all-or-nothing thing!
Who will guard the guards ? If we're the guards of society, then who will watch us and make sure that we're not dangerous?
PHI is one H of a lot cooler than PI!
The laws of physics is the canvas God laid down on which to paint his masterpiece