Indecipherable Quote by Umberto Eco

“What better hiding place for the true Templar than in the crowd of his caricatures?”

— Umberto Eco

“Simon Templar was a man who couldn’t help spreading melodrama all around him like an infectious disease.”

— Leslie Charteris

“The founders of Freemasonry—whoever they were—were certainly aware of the history of the Templars, and they were clearly inspired by Templar ideals: devotion to…

— Mark E. Kolko-Rivera

“People's imaginations have continued to work, right up to our own day; hence the incredible crop of fanciful allegations attributing to the Templars every…

— Régine Pernoud

They [the Templars] had read Avicenna, and they were not ignorant, like the Europeans. How could you live alongside a tolerant, mystical, libertine culture…

— Umberto Eco

“The true vanguardist is unnaceptable, infamous and illegible.”

— César Aira

“The Crusaders lead to the Knights Templar; the Knights Templar lead to the Masons; and the Masons lead to the Shriners, a secret society…

— Stephen Colbert

“They claim they're living the vita apostolica; but you didn't find the apostles feeling each other's bollocks.”

— Hilary Mantel

“The Masons are not a secret society... they are a society with secrets”

— Dan Brown

“The Vatican has a reputation for secrecy and intrigue. If I have my way, that will cease. But in any large organization there are…

— Glenn Meade

“We advise disciples not to follow anyone. Let them follow themselves. Each one should follow his resplendent and luminous inner Being.”

— Samael Aun Weor

“Why does any martyr cooperate with his judases?”

— David Mitchell