“One final bit of advice. The next time a senior administrator of the CIA tells you she has a national-security crisis ... Leave the bullshit in Cambridge.”

“This is systems security for the Central Intelligence Agency. We would like to know why you are attempting to hack one of our classified databases.”

“as she spoke, she watched the expressions on the faces go from incredulous shock, to hopeful belief, and finally to awestruck acceptance”

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

“For centuries the church has stood by while science picked away at religion bit by bit. Debunking miracles. Training the mind to overcome the heart. Condemning religion as the opiate of the masses. They denounce God as a hallucination - a delusional crutch for those too weak to accept that life is meaningless. I could not stand by while science presumed to harness the power of God himself! Proof, you say? Yes, proof of science's ignorance! What is wrong with the admission that something exists beyond our understanding? The day science substantiates God in a lab is the day people stop needing faith!”

“The human body is amazing," she said. If you deprive it of one sensory input, the other senses take over, almost instantly.”

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