Angels & Demons Quotes

Robert Langdon Faith is a gift which I have yet to receive.

Camerlengo Patrick McKenna If science is allowed to claim the moment of creation, what is left for God?

Camerlengo Patrick McKenna I want people's last memory of the church to be of them walking out with their heads held high, not of some old men sneaking out a back door.

Cardinal Ebner Conclave will go on without us. It must, now of all times. May God forgive you for what you've done.

The Assassin Father, if God has any issues, they won't be with what I've done. They'll be with what I'm about to do.

Robert Langdon If you care at all about your church, you'll listen to me.

Commander Richter My church? My church comforts the sick and dying. My church feeds the poor. What does your church do, Mr. Langdon? That's right. You don't have one.

Robert Langdon It's an ambigram. It's the same image forward and backward. Now, that's common for a symbol like Yin and Yang or the swastika, but that's a word. That Illuminati ambigramatic symbol has been considered a myth for 400 years. Supposedly, in the 16th Century, some artist created it as a tribute to Galileo's love of symmetry. It was only going to be revealed when the Illuminati had amassed enough power to resurface and carry out their final goal.

Robert Langdon By all means, let's just talk it over

Camerlengo Patrick McKenna Who is more ignorant — the man who cannot define lightning, or the one who does not respect its awesome natural power?

Camerlengo Patrick McKenna Father, into Thy hands, I commit my spirit.

Robert Langdon Shouldn't you be in Rome? Kind of a busy time for you guys.

Claudio Vincenzi In fact, I was in New York.

Camerlengo Patrick McKenna Mr Langdon, you are correct that I may grant you access to the archives.

Robert Langdon Thank you, Padre.

Camerlengo Patrick McKenna I said that you are correct that I may, not-not that I will. Christianity's most sacred codices are in that archive. Given your recent entanglement with the church... there is a question I'd like to ask you first, here, in the office of His Holiness. Do you believe in God, Sir?

Robert Langdon Father, I simply believe that religion......

Camerlengo Patrick McKenna I did not ask you if you believe what man says about God. I asked you if you believe in God.

Robert Langdon I'm an academic. My mind tells me I will never understand God.

Camerlengo Patrick McKenna And your heart?

Robert Langdon Tells me I'm not meant to. Faith is a gift that I have yet to receive.

Camerlengo Patrick McKenna Be delicate with our treasures.

Carabinieri Officer Professor Langdon, I insist I must take you back to the Vatican.

Robert Langdon The Vatican is about to see its fourth cardinal murdered tonight! Now, look. You can do as they say and force me to go back to the Vatican, where we can all mourn his death together, or you can show how real cops act, and take me to Piazza Navona, where we might still be able to stop it!

Robert Langdon Oh, by all means, let's talk it over!

Robert Langdon The Illuminati did not become violent until the 17th Century. Their name means "The Enlightened Ones." They were physicists, mathematicians, astronomers. They were concerned about the Church's inaccurate teachings. They were dedicated to scientific truth. The Vatican didn't like that, so the Church began to — how do you say it? — hunt them down and kill them. Drove them underground into a secret society.

Robert Langdon Fellas, you called me.

Ernesto Olivetti Where did you get that?

Vittoria Vetra We borrowed it.

Ernesto Olivetti You removed a document from the Vatican archives?

Robert Langdon She did it.

Claudio Vincenzi You wrote a book on it.

Robert Langdon Which is why you're here.

Claudio Vincenzi The Art of the Illuminati, by Robert Langdon

Robert Langdon Part One. I haven't been able to finish Part Two because I'm not allowed access to your archives.

Camerlengo Patrick McKenna Have you come to make me a martyr?

Robert Langdon Oh, yes. Pope Pius IX's Great Castration.

Ernesto Olivetti I beg your pardon?

Robert Langdon 1857. Pope Pius IX felt the male form would inspire lust, so he took a hammer and chisel and "un-manned" hundreds of these statues. The plaster fig leaves were added later.

Ernesto Olivetti Are you Anti-Catholic, Professor Langdon?

Robert Langdon No. I'm anti-vandalism.