Douglas Preston Quotes

Hubris and science are incompatible.

My first job was washing dishes in the basement of a nursing home for $2.10 an hour, and I learned as much about the value of hard work there as I ever did later.

Once again, we shall have to operate not only outside the box, but outside the room containing the box.

I need to write in a small room - the smaller the better. I can't write in a big room where someone might sneak up behind my back.

One can reach the gates of hell just as easily by short steps as by large.

My hobbies are mountain biking, horseback riding and packing, canoeing and kayaking, hiking, camping, cooking, and skiing.

The wise and good are outnumbered a thousand to one by the brutal and stupid.

We all have a Monster within; the difference is in degree, not in kind.

The Monster’s crimes were so horrific that a mere man could not possibly have committed them. Satan, in the end, had to be invoked.

There is nothing inherently wrong about science.

He found Pendergast's cool gaze on him, and he fidgeted. He'd forgotten about those eyes. They made you feel like you had just been stripped of your secrets.

Retribution is just outstanding.

It's a very bad habit, but one I find hard to break.

There are so many journalists out there, I hate to say it, who are lazy and don't do their research - and it shows.

nothing is impossible. you just need to learn how to bend the rules.

There is more in the world than is dreamt of in your philosophy, Doctor - or in the Merck Manual.

I can see that an insufficent, or perhaps even defective, socialization process has led you to believe that four-letter words add power to languauge

Sleep is an unfortunate biological requirement that both wastes time and leaves one vulnerable.

Fire is often the weapon of choice for the insane.

Chauncy made a huge effort to control himself. “I had lunch at Maisie’s Diner.”“And?”“And what? It was the most revolting lunch it has been my misfortune to consume.”“And after?”“Diarrhea, of course.

Wine is like many of the fine experiences in life which take time and experience to extract their full pleasure and meaning.

if the count of monte cristo could escape the chateau d'if, william smithback could escape from river oaks

because it's not enough to have a dream—you need financing.

satan is a christian creation and you can keep him, thank you!

nothing motivated a person quite as much as the desire for vengeance.