“This guy eluded the French police... in loafers?-Chief Anderson”

“Despite Langdon’s six-foot frame and athletic build, Anderson saw none of the cold, hardened edge he expected from a man famous for surviving an explosion at the Vatican and a manhunt in Paris. This guy eluded the French police…in loafers? He looked more like someone Anderson would expect to find hearthside in some Ivy League library reading Dostoyevsky.”

“Good heavens, no! I would not wish a British chef on anyone except the French tax collectors.”

“I would have thought you'd import an English staff?""Good heavens, no! I would not wish a British chef on anyone except the French tax collectors.”

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

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

“Language can be very adept at hiding the truth.”