Ernest Dempsey > Quotes

“We cannot run from our true selves, Herr Wyatt. Deep down inside, the person within us knows what it wants to be. It struggles to free itself of the lies we tell it. For some people, they tell themselves that they need to go to college and get a job in an office somewhere, when really what they want to do is start a business or travel, or become a missionary. No matter how much we lie to that person inside us, they will always find a way to get out. That, or they will make us miserable for our entire life until we set them free.”
― Ernest Dempsey, Game of Shadows

“You mean my ability to take down bad guys with my bare hands?” “That…and your skills with weapons, you’re kind of the whole package.”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Sahara Legacy

“Petty tapped on the map application”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Omega Project

“reason. Maybe it was ceremonial. There are lots of stones”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Uluru Code

“heights, my”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Samurai Cipher

“They took off again, padding along on the balls of their feet so as not to make as much noise. The two reached another turn in the tunnel. Tommy sped around it without thinking and ran face-first into a tangled mass of cobwebs. He grasped at his face and hair, panicking, nearly dropping his flashlight in the process. Fortunately, he didn’t make a noise other than spitting the cobwebs out of his mouth. Sean stepped by him, putting his hand out in front and pulling the remaining webs out of the way. “Come on,” he whispered. “I don’t have one on me, do I?” Tommy asked. He swiped his hands around in panic-stricken paranoia. “Dude, there are no spiders down here anymore. We have to move.” Tommy followed, though he still swiped at his neck and hair occasionally just to make sure Sean wasn’t lying.”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Jerusalem Creed

“All I am saying is that when the need arises never turn your back on it. You must accept the call no matter what the consequences.”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Last Chamber

“things happen sometimes. And sometimes, bad people jump into our lives. We can’t help that. All we can do is make the best decisions and take the best actions to handle it.”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Norse Directive

“situated in a valley of rolling hills right on the crest of a slight rise. ”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Secret of the Stones

“Despite his excellent conditioning, John Burse was out of breath and stopped to risk a moment of rest against a tall poplar. ”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Secret of the Stones

“The knife you don't see is the one you should fear most.”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Denali Deception

“taught,”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Cleric's Vault

“not to”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Omega Project

“Frank Borringer stared hard at the ancient script. It just didn’t make sense. If what his associate had told him was true about where this item had come from, the implications would be enormous. He leaned back in his chair, removing the reading glasses from his face. With the other hand, he wiped his eyes and pinched his nose.  Inside his brown tweed blazer, his body perspired from the mental exertion.  His fingers struggled against the constriction of the light-blue bow tie around his neck”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Secret of the Stones

“cut in. “You need to know something.” The man’s eyes lifted once more”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Omega Project

“Money may not be able to buy happiness, but it can sure buy a lot of other stuff.”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Cleric's Vault

“He'd chosen Agadir, Morocco, a city somewhat off the beaten path by most standards. The choice of country was good enough. It was fairly close to his native land of France, just a short crossing through the Gibraltar Strait.”
― Ernest Dempsey, Game of Shadows

“movement, but there”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Omega Project

“In this life, there are always three parts to our path. The first is what our minds want to do. We think we know, and sometimes we use logic to uncover our way. But in the end, that isn’t always the right decision. “The second part comes from our hearts,” he continued. “Like the young lady said, we long to make our hearts happy. Reason would make you think that if we make our hearts happy, our minds would be at peace.” Sean hadn’t heard the professor talk like this since he’d met the grouch. Now, all of the sudden, he was a philosopher? Still, he listened patiently to see where the old man was going with his point. “The last, and probably most important part has nothing to do with our hearts or our minds. In fact, it has very little to do with us as individuals. It has to do with the bigger picture, the grand scale of things. It is what we are called to do.” He let the words hang in the old sanctuary for a few moments. Sean understood what Firth was saying. Sometimes, what people wanted didn’t really even matter. It was what the world needed of them, what life needed of them. Firth narrowed his eyes. “What the universe needs of us takes all precedence. And sometimes, it may not be what is best for us. It may even call us to give up our lives. But if that is what is needed, that is what we must do.”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Last Chamber

“Allyson admired the way that he talked. Maybe, if her history professors in college had been more like Sean Wyatt, she might have paid a little more attention in class, or at least not fallen asleep. Sometimes, she wished that she was in a line of work that she liked better. Journalism certainly had some positives about it, but there were times that she loathed her job. Long hours stuck in a cubicle could drive even the most avid writer to madness”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Secret of the Stones

“The virus inside it was alive and kicking. And what’s worse, it was a strain like nothing I’ve ever seen before.” “I thought you said it was like the Spanish Flu.” “Only in what it will do,” she explained. “It will cause a cytokine storm inside a human body, but unlike other forms of the flu, this strain is resistant to every antibiotic I’ve got.”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Last Chamber

“Some people who can barely string together a coherent sentence are nominated for the highest office in the land. One must wonder why, and who is pushing this stuff?”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Milestone Protocol

“Tommy wandered over to the end of the chamber closest to the head. He examined the walls and noted the symbol that was carved into the stone, two interlocking triangles that many people called the Davidic Star.”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Jerusalem Creed

“He believed that we all came from one place in history and that what had once been a singular view became twisted and changed over the years. But remaining in every religion, every cultural belief system, a part of the truth still existed.”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Secret of the Stones

“Patches of orange, red, and yellow forest dotted the landscape, the trees’ leaves on fire for the season.”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Secret of the Stones

“Well, I don’t now.”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Lost Chambers Box Set: Three Adventure Thrillers

“to”
― Ernest Dempsey, Heavy Lies the Crown

“After serving the coffee, Joe had left his guests alone in the living room for a few minutes, not explaining where he was going. When he returned, he had a somber look on his face and was gripping something in his worn fingers. He opened his hand, revealing something that astonished both of the visitors”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Secret of the Stones

“The guests waited, unsure if the question was rhetorical or not. Sean decided to answer. “The mainstream historical theory as to how the Native Americans arrived is that they came across an ice bridge up in the Bering Sea.” He felt no reason to ask any more questions since there was a creeping feeling answers were coming soon anyway”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Secret of the Stones

“Zoroastrian religion, the sign of Ahura Mazda.” Sean turned around and looked at the circular light on the emblem. Karem was correct. It was a symbol he’d seen before in Babylonian culture, mostly in temples and other religious settings.”
― Ernest Dempsey, The Jerusalem Creed