Glenn Meade > Quotes

“Whatever begins to exist has a cause.”
― Glenn Meade, The Second Messiah

“I am reminded of the query made about man's inhumanity to man in the concentration camps. The question was asked: At Auschwitz, tell me, where was God?

And the answer came: Where was man?

For it was men alone who did this evil. Not God or religion or men acting in the name of God or religion. But simply men.”
― Glenn Meade, The Last Witness

“the way we ignore the suffering of others and close our ears to their cries of pain. The way we disrespect our fellow man and are selfish for our own needs. Much of human suffering is avoidable. But a righteous path has a high price, and many are not prepared to pay that price.”
― Glenn Meade, The Second Messiah

“A hundred years ago, it could take you the better part of a year to get from New York to California; whereas today, because of equipment problems at O’Hare, you can't get there at all.” Dave Barry”
― Glenn Meade, Seconds to Disaster

“What happens in the heart, simply happens. But sometimes real love calls us to a higher duty. We have to do what’s right, and not always what we desire.”
― Glenn Meade, The Romanov Conspiracy

“What was it Chekhov once said? ‘We live for love, and for hope and dreams, and for the small things that please us and for little else.”
― Glenn Meade, The Romanov Conspiracy

“Lenin promised freedom and liberty, and yet I and countless others are in chains. He swore he’d rid this country of the secret police, yet he creates his own. That isn’t a man I can trust.”
― Glenn Meade, The Romanov Conspiracy

“Truth and love do not need walls. Christ did not build walls. He tore them down. And he prayed, not in lofty, beautiful churches but in people’s homes,”
― Glenn Meade, The Second Messiah

“It's always a question of the human heart, isn't it? How do we live? What do we do? How do we know what's right or wrong? I came here to pray for guidance, I suppose. I feel a little lost, and maybe more than a little afraid.”
― Glenn Meade, The Romanov Conspiracy

“And for some reason I thought how potent a creation love is - that although sometimes it exists for just a brief, glorious moment in our lives, the ghost of its giving and taking often weaves such an intricate pattern opon our souls, as delicate as lace, as strong as steel. That its spirit is something far too powerful for us mere humans to understand.”
― Glenn Meade, The Romanov Conspiracy

“years ago one of the translators working on the original Dead Sea scrolls, Professor Schonfeld, discovered a recurring cipher in some texts. A hidden language, if you like. He called it the Atbash Cipher. Ever heard of it?” Savage nodded. “Sure. I thought it was found in scrolls written in Hebrew.” “It seems it may occur in Aramaic texts too.”
― Glenn Meade, The Second Messiah

“The Vatican has a reputation for secrecy and intrigue. If I have my way, that will cease. But in any large organization there are always groups who seek to have their way with power and cunning.”
― Glenn Meade, The Second Messiah

“You do have my faith. We all have it in us. In some it’s simply buried deeper than others. But we all hear the echo of God’s voice.”
― Glenn Meade, The Second Messiah

“grief is the hardest cross to bear.”
― Glenn Meade, The Second Messiah

“Because aircraft spares are incredibly expensive, and in the case of older aircraft hard to source, the black-market in aviation spares is highly profitable. One head of a counterfeit parts ring said she had moved on from distributing drugs to aircraft parts, simply because it was much more lucrative.”
― Glenn Meade, Seconds to Disaster

“each and all of our lives are put at increasing risk daily when we fly and for one reason only. The aggressive pursuit of profit—and the erosion of safety standards caused by that same relentless pursuit.”
― Glenn Meade, Seconds to Disaster

“One’s missing.” Kazan was livid. He searched the dead faces and saw no sign of Anastasia Romanov. “The conniving little witch is gone.”
― Glenn Meade, The Romanov Conspiracy

“When my mother died I learned that grief can be a very private thing.”
― Glenn Meade, The Second Messiah

“You, the passenger, sometimes fly with rookie pilots who are paying for the privilege of sitting in that seat.”
― Glenn Meade, Seconds to Disaster

“I wonder how many European passengers know that the aviation authorities say that passenger and crew health on board public transport airplanes is of no concern to them?”
― Glenn Meade, Seconds to Disaster

“Even the written evidence offered by the executioners tells us that. And it ended with Anastasia not being buried with the rest of her family.” Yakov paused. “The DNA experts can speculate all they want, but they still can’t say with absolute certainty that any of the bones later found belonged to her. I doubt they ever will.” I felt dazed. “How can I know that your version of events is true?”
― Glenn Meade, The Romanov Conspiracy

“the FAA, has a list of zones or states which are “unapproved.” Airlines from those areas or states are forbidden from entering US airspace but, incredibly, the FAA will not specify the airlines, which is not much use to you, the fare-paying passenger, as you plan your travel abroad. The European agency, however, regularly updates the list and tells you outright the names of the companies they say are not up to standard.”
― Glenn Meade, Seconds to Disaster

“not all the bullets penetrated her body where the gems were sewn into her clothing.” The nun nodded. “They saved her from being killed instantly.” She indicated tight columns of gems woven inside the corset lining. “It’s probably why Alexei didn’t die at first. No doubt they were sewn into his clothing, too.” Boyle took the corset and examined the fabric. “Will she make it?”
― Glenn Meade, The Romanov Conspiracy

“The revolution has decreed that the former tsar, Nicholai Romanov, is guilty of countless bloody crimes against his people and is to be shot.”
― Glenn Meade, The Romanov Conspiracy

“the complete fulfilment of the meaning of Christ’s presence on earth. He planted the seeds and it is up to us to cultivate and gather the harvest, or else it will wither. “So from this day, we must decide not only our fate but our faith. Do we wish to be bureaucrats and remain behind these walls? To sit here and debate the finer points of theology while the sick are untended,”
― Glenn Meade, The Second Messiah

“Aircraft don’t typically fall out of the sky.”
― Glenn Meade, Seconds to Disaster

“the last decade can be regarded as “the lost decade” because no improvements in flight safety matters have been made in that period.”
― Glenn Meade, Seconds to Disaster

“Each and every airline is left to decide what is best for our children’s safety, and the result should leave the public in no doubt that safety is not the main priority of many airlines. If it was, every child would have a safe and secure seat.”
― Glenn Meade, Seconds to Disaster

“I have found that the average Russian holds the United States and the American people in very high regard. Many Russians also remain deeply religious people—communism never managed to purge their faith.”
― Glenn Meade, The Second Messiah

“his memory flooded with pain for all the hurts and wrongs that had been done in the name of God. As always, he would pray for forgiveness and the redemption of that pain.”
― Glenn Meade, The Second Messiah