If a reviewer is beating me up, I just say, 'Oh well, my writing is not to his or her taste.' And that's as far as it goes. Because I will simultaneously read a review where somebody says, 'Oh my God, I had so much fun reading this book and I learned so much.' Dan Brown beatbookfun share on social
Well, you know, in any novel you would hope that the hero has someone to push back against, and villains - I find the most interesting villains those who do the right things for the wrong reasons, or the wrong things for the right reasons. Either one is interesting. I love the gray area between right and wrong. Dan Brown areabackfind share on social
I think one reason my books have found mainstream success is that they're written from a skeptical point of view. Dan Brown bookfindmainstream Change image and share on social
I don't know where I would place myself in the literary landscape. I really just write the book that I would want to read. And I put on the blinders, and I really - it is, for me, that simple. Dan Brown blinderbooklandscape Change image and share on social
I was already writing 'The Lost Symbol' when I started to realize 'The Da Vinci Code' would be big. The thing that happened to me and must happen to any writer who's had success is that I temporarily became very self-aware. Dan Brown awarebigcode share on social
I read nonfiction almost exclusively - both for research and also for pleasure. When I read fiction, it's almost always in the thriller genre, and it needs to rivet me in the opening few chapters. Dan Brown chapterexclusivelyfiction Change image and share on social
I remember devouring the entire Hardy Boys series over one summer, enthralled by their bravery and cleverness. Dan Brown boybraverycleverness Change image and share on social
She was deeply passionate about the sacred feminine. Dan Brown deeplyfemininepassionate Change image and share on social
We did not have a television while I was growing up, and so I read voraciously. My earliest memory of being utterly transfixed by a book was Madeleine L'Engle's 'A Wrinkle in Time.' Dan Brown bookearlyengle Change image and share on social
I'm somebody who likes codes and ciphers and chases and artwork and architecture, and all the things you find in a Robert Langdon thriller. Dan Brown architectureartworkchase Change image and share on social