Kingdom of Bones Quotes

“he took heed of a quote from Catch-22: Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.”
― James Rollins, Kingdom of Bones

“So, African magic mushrooms?” He gazed around. “Don’t think we need them. Feels like I’m already high. Like I fell into Alice’s Wonderland.”
― James Rollins, Kingdom of Bones

“In fact, the oldest living organism is found in your country, in Oregon. Armillaria ostoyae, or the honey mushroom. It’s over eight thousand years old. It’s hyphae network extends three square miles, forming one organism, weighing thirty-five thousand tons. Making it also the world’s largest organism.”
― James Rollins, Kingdom of Bones

“Seventy-five percent of all emerging diseases in the past century—Ebola, HIV, COVID-19—were passed to the human population from animals, known as zoonotic transmission.”
― James Rollins, Kingdom of Bones

“What frightens many of the virologists I spoke to—especially after COVID—is what they dub “Disease X.” This is a theoretical disease pathogen capable of spreading rapidly, an organism that modern science has no preventative or cure against. How close was COVID to being that frightening Disease X? Let me just say that researching this novel during the time of COVID was not good for one’s nerves. We mostly escaped what could have been far worse. Still, we need as many Franks out there as possible, so we’re better prepared next time. And trust me, there will be a next time.”
― James Rollins, Kingdom of Bones

“United States, who were certainly invested in stopping the Chinese takeover of Africa. But America had its hands tied, requiring democratic reforms and fiscal transparency before they would offer aid to the DRC. And in a country that was ranked 168 out of 198 on the Corruption Perceptions Index, such reforms were an impossibility.”
― James Rollins, Kingdom of Bones

“occurs”
― James Rollins, Kingdom of Bones