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The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14) QUOTES

The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14) QUOTES

1 " Dictators never accepted failure. They preferred to have their mistakes forgotten, overshadowed with spectacle. "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)

2 " time was indeed the best teacher. Trouble was, eventually it killed all of its students. "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)

3 " It is not necessary to believe in God to be a good person. In a way, the traditional notion of God is outdated. One can be spiritual, but not religious. It is not necessary to go to church and give money. For many, nature can be a church. Some of the best people in history did not believe in God, while some of the worst deeds were done in his name. —POPE FRANCIS I "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)

4 " Until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)

5 " War doesn’t determine who’s right, only who’s left. And that had not been him. "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)

6 " Interesting how dictators required shows of greatness as a way to prove they were entitled to power. Democratically elected leaders never have such a need since the people themselves vested them with power, and no one expected perfection. In fact, failure could be another stepping-stone to greatness. Dictators never accept failure. They preferred to have their mistakes forgotten, overshadowed with spectacle. "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)

7 " It’s a palindrome. Sator. Arepo. Tenet. Opera. Rotas. "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)

8 " Rash thinking always resulted in unsatisfying results. "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)

9 " Faith was the death of reason. Faith relied on blind allegiance, without thought, only an unquestioned belief. "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)

10 " Faith was the death of reason. Faith relied on blind allegiance, without thought, only an unquestioned belief. Irrationality seemed the nature of faith, and to institutionalize faith man created religion, which remained one of the oldest and strongest conspiracies ever formed. Look at what they fought about at Nicaea. "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)

11 " didn’t need to wallow with the pigs to know it stunk in the pen. "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)

12 " A crossed Maltese stays cross. – Kastor Cardinal Gallo "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)

13 " Hard to get lost on this island, the whole place smaller than back home in Blount County, Tennessee. "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)

14 " To keep people dependent on the church for their entire lifetime, create more sacraments. "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)

15 " A womb-to-grave influence over every aspect of a person’s life, each milestone dependent solely on adherence to church doctrine. "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)

16 " forgiveness, of course, coming only from one source. The church. "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)

17 " blame it all on the devil. Another New Testament creation. A fictitious nemesis upon which all bad things can be laid. "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)

18 " soldier-monks, knights errant of the cross, becoming the "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)

19 " agreed with Harry Truman. It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you don’t care who gets the credit. "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)

20 " Religion is a concept created by humans and long used by humans for political advantage. That’s historical fact. "

― Steve Berry , The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone, #14)