50 Quotes by Matthew Reilly

What people do in the name of religion is not necessarily religious. It often has baser reasons behind it.

Feels like we’re driving into Mordor,” Hamish muttered. “What’s Mordor?” Syme asked. “Never mind.

A monster movie is only as good as the monster in it.

In so many ways, Ascham thought, she was beyond her years – but in the presence of her father she became a little girl again. So confident and assured in private, now she moved with the stilted awkwardness of every twelve-year-old girl. Ascham’s heart went out to her.

Yo. Salt-and-Pepper. The name is Go-Go or Mr Go-Go, okay?

Myths arise from actual events, remarkable events that get talked about precisely because they are remarkable and which then get embellished in the retelling.

The dragons are throwing cars at me!

When the President asks you to do something, you’d be surprised how keen you are to oblige,” Syme said.

He began to understand why some people feared the dark so much. The sheer helplessness of not knowing what was right in front of you was terrifying.