The Book of the Dead Quotes

“He had reached an age where he found the best way to deal with unpleasantness was to pretend it didn’t exist.”
― Douglas Preston, The Book of the Dead

“But at my back I always hear Time’s wingèd chariot hurrying near”
― Douglas Preston, The Book of the Dead

“Pendergast appeared only when the shit was really hitting the fan.”
― Douglas Preston, The Book of the Dead

“Ei s’immerge ne la notte, Ei s’aderge in vèr’ le stelle. He plunges into the night, He reaches for the stars.”
― Douglas Preston, The Book of the Dead

“Of the dead’… hmmm… ‘speak well or say nothing.”
― Douglas Preston, The Book of the Dead

“Baba Ghanouj”
― Douglas Preston, The Book of the Dead

“chip, a credit card, a small hypodermic needle and syringe, some duct tape, and a tiny capsule of brown liquid. Pocketing the items, he exited the bathroom and darted down the hall to guard station 7. Just as Glinn had predicted: of the five guards on duty, four had responded to the escape call, leaving the lone commanding guard at the console, surrounded by a wall of live video feeds. The man was shouting orders into a microphone and punching up feed after feed, frantically searching for the loose inmates. An overwhelming response had been mobilized to deal with the mass escape attempt. Based on the guard’s excited chatter, already one of the inmates had been run down and recaptured.”
― Douglas Preston, The Book of the Dead