K.T. Tomb > Quotes

“One of its most distinctive features was the ninety-six meters high and twelve thousand tons heavy sandstone dome that stood the test of time and wars until it came down during the bombing of Saxony by Anglo-American allied forces during the Second World War. Only the altar, a relief description of Jesus’ agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, and the chancel behind it survived. The church then lay dormant for more than forty-five years before it was restored to its former glory as Communist rule enveloped Germany. One of the reasons for the delay was the tensions that ensued before the demolition of the Berlin Wall that divided East and West Germany.”
― K.T. Tomb, The Ivory Bow

“Dresden was built in the 11th century following Roman architectural patterns, but the main Baroque church was built in the early seventeen hundreds by George Bahr, who died before it could be completed. Earlier built as a Lutheran parish church, the structure had undergone years of remodeling before finally being baptized as a Protestant one. Many of the church’s features attested to that; for example the altar, pulpit and the baptismal font were built in the front so they could be in the view of the congregation.”
― K.T. Tomb, The Ivory Bow

“Your final lesson here, my friend, is that of patience and providence. It is always when we stop searching for what we think we want that everything we truly need appears in our lives. When we have accepted the things that we need, then the things that we want come right within our grasp and we are free to take them.”
― K.T. Tomb, Caribbean Gold

“You do realize that Mjölnir doesn’t exist, don’t you?” Peter said. “I believed that it didn’t exist, yes.” She tried to phrase her words so she wouldn’t discredit the quest and end up with a dial tone on the other end. “So, you believe it exists now?” His voice betrayed his mischievous grin “I’m”
― K.T. Tomb, The Hammer of Thor

“You see?” she said pointing to the horizon. “It seems to coincide with the setting of the sun. I’m interested to see if it happens again at sunrise.” “Me too,” Savannah concurred. “Having just witnessed that amazing display,” Travis said, “I think there’s real merit to your hoax theory, Xenia. That dust rose into the air so thick and so high that I doubt anyone would have difficulty projecting a very high resolution image on it from a very powerful digital projector.” “Indeed,” she agreed. “That would mean that such a projector would have to be set up fairly close by just of the shore right there,” Adam said, pointing to the water. “And if that’s the case,” Mark added, “then we could be right in the middle of some serious criminal activity. I suggest we move our camp immediately.”
― K.T. Tomb, The Adventurers

“There are several unexplained phenomenon which occur naturally around the shores of Lake Baikal. The lake itself covers over thirty one thousand square kilometers of area, but it seems that every sighting of the city of Kitezh happens in the same location. It is always seen from one of the more popular viewing sites for tourists on the southern bank and seen to appear across from that point on the northern shore. I think if we start at the point these people see it from and advance to where it seems to appear we should be able to find something out.”
― K.T. Tomb, The Adventurers

“After having already conquered some of the Russian lands, Batu Khan heard of the beauty and opulence of the prince’s new city, Kitezh and ordered his army to advance towards it. The Mongols soon captured Maly Kitezh, forcing Georgy to retreat into the woods towards Bolshoy Kitezh. The city’s location was betrayed by one of the captured men who told the Mongols about the secret paths to Lake Svetloyar.”
― K.T. Tomb, The Adventurers

“Each of them tightened the strings of their hoods and put on the large safety goggles and dust masks that Xenia had given them as they watched the converging storm in awe. Within minutes the plain was gusting violently with winds of at least forty miles an hour. It picked up sheet after sheet of dust that had lain settled and inert all around the plateau. Soon the winds started to swirl the particles and the distinct shapes of several dust devils began to form.”
― K.T. Tomb, The Adventurers

“The unknown threats that could be waiting for them were all too real; they had no way of knowing who had set up the elaborate ruse illuminating the dust storms with the image of the lost city of Kitezh. Neither did they know the reasons why someone was going to all that trouble. Of course, they speculated that it was to distract from illegal mining excavations in the protected area but they had no proof. At that point Travis began to wonder if they should go any further with their investigations. If there were excavations or test mining going on at the lake, it was hardly possible that the government wasn’t involved and if they were, he wanted no further part of it.”
― K.T. Tomb, The Adventurers

“The story had been told to children by their grandmothers for centuries all over Europe. The pages he held in his hands confirmed that. Even as an amateur explorer, he knew quite well that whenever there was a story that had survived centuries, like this one had, and contained facts that could be tied back to history in even the smallest way, like this one could,there was always something to the legend that was worth investigating.”
― K.T. Tomb, The Adventurers

“The Russian government would not care about any of that, Fiona,” Thyri said matter-of-factly. “A mineral find of this potential magnitude could turn the economic landscape of the entire country around completely. If they could have more money than they could ever imagine; more than enough to line all their pockets and still make a difference in the Federation, they would close the country, ignore every outcry and dynamite this lake out of existence.” “It wouldn’t be the first time lakes have disappeared in Russia,” Xenia told them. “Almost everyone of them situated around Moscow has been reclaimed and turned into farmland already.”
― K.T. Tomb, The Adventurers

“The Master observes the world but trusts his inner vision. He allows things to come and go. His heart is open as the sky.”
― K.T. Tomb, Caribbean Gold

“Legend has it that Georgy II, Grand Prince of Vladimir, first built the town of Maly Kitezh on the Volga River many hundreds of years ago. Later on, the prince crossed the rivers of Uzola, Sanda and Kerzhenets and found a beautiful spot on the shores of the Lake Svetloyar, where he decided to build the town of Bolshoy Kitezh. He named both the towns after the royal residence of Kideksha, which had been ransacked by the Mongols in 1237.”
― K.T. Tomb, The Adventurers

“The army of the Horde followed Georgy and soon reached the walls of the town. To their surprise the town had no fortifications whatsoever. Its citizens didn’t even intend to defend themselves and were engaged in fervent praying, asking God for their redemption. On seeing this, the Mongols rushed to the attack, but then they stopped. Suddenly, they saw countless fountains of water bursting from under the ground all around them. The attackers fell back and watched the town being submerged into the lake. The last thing they saw was a glaring dome of a cathedral with a cross on top of it. Soon only waves remained, but the chiming of the church bells and the singing of the city’s citizens rang out over the waters and the beautiful sounds of it drove the Mongol hoards mad from its beauty.”
― K.T. Tomb, The Adventurers

“So could it be possible that they’re trying to distract people by artificially creating this phenomenon at one point on the lake to draw attention away from another area?” Adam asked. “That’s exactly what I think,” Xenia replied. “In fact I suspect that excavations and testing may already be in progress. I haven’t been able to find any recent satellite imagery of the area at all to confirm it though.” “That’s strange,” said Mark. “It certainly is.”
― K.T. Tomb, The Adventurers

“Colors blind the eye. Sounds deafen the ear. Flavors numb the taste. Thoughts weaken the mind. Desires wither the heart.”
― K.T. Tomb, Caribbean Gold

“means I have been waiting to get something I never earned, and that I’ve been more interested in having fun than using my life to make a difference, right?” He felt despondent, annoyed with himself for his lifetime of laziness. “It is, as you say, a two edged sword. Yes, you are being admonished for laziness and desire. But I do not think your ancestor would have given this task to you if he did not think you had the potential to do good things. You did, after all, show compassion to a stranger. You came back and saved my life. For that, I am grateful to you,”
― K.T. Tomb, Caribbean Gold

“Why would they do something like that?” Cash”
― K.T. Tomb, The Holy Grail

“There were four at first but within ten minutes the group was standing witnessing a display of fifteen fully formed whirlwinds of solid white towering over them to heights of approximately twenty five feet. It was easy to see how a phenomenon like this, viewed in the right lighting might give an observer the impression that they were witnessing a supernatural occurrence. The whirlwinds were sustained by the eerie windstorm for a full hour, never fading or faltering;in fact, a few more tornadoes were formed during that time. They watched in complete fascination, stopping only to take photographs and record video of what they were seeing. When the wind subsided, Xenia looked at the sky.”
― K.T. Tomb, The Adventurers

“It’s starting!,” she cried. “Quickly, get your dust masks and parkas on. I think we’re standing right in the middle of where it’s going to happen.” As quickly as they could get their jacket on and the hoods pulled over their heads, the winds converged around them on the broad plateau. “Get back!” Mark shouted over the suddenly roaring wind. He was waving his arms wildly at them, signaling for them to step back towards the tree line and away from the tornadoes’ staging area. The others turned and ran back to the safety of the trees.”
― K.T. Tomb, The Adventurers

“Stevens”
― K.T. Tomb, Sasquatch

“Baikal is what you call a rift lake,” Travis explained further. “It was formed millions of years ago when there was a shift in tectonic plates and it must have been a major one, because I just found out that the bottom of this lake actually lies about three thousand nine hundred feet below sea level.” Adam marveled at that fact for a minute then said, “If that’s true then it’s quite possible for there to be oil deposits here or natural gas. High pressure forming gem stones like diamonds and emeralds are also a huge possibility.” “Mining wouldn’t be sanctioned so near the lake though,” Fiona pointed out. “To complicate matters more, Lake Baikal is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There’s no way anybody could start a mining operation here without an international world war breaking out.”
― K.T. Tomb, The Adventurers

“Desire is the enemy of compassion, it destroys it utterly. You can desire to do good things, but it will eventually just feed your ego; this is not the path. By living in the world and regarding it, you can grasp it. You cannot run from it, or from life, and stay on holiday forever. You must find yourself, who you are. To trust your inner vision is to prevent your external reality from telling you how to think, how to feel. By trusting in this, you are in control of your reality, and then you will be able to open your heart to the sky, and achieve true compassion. Do you understand?”
― K.T. Tomb, Caribbean Gold

“Peter Minuit Plaza near the Staten Island Ferry terminal. Still, most have no idea that he was the Dutchman who purchased the famous island from the Canarsee band of Indians of the Algonkuin-Delaware Federation in 1626 for $24, beads and chatskas. It would be a story of how a white man got the island for a bargain from the unsuspecting Indian tribe. Details may prove otherwise. A hasty note in a logbook was the only evidence of the sale and the British who came after the Dutch never received official documentation of the transaction; but according to Canarsee legend, there was never a sale. The Indians leased the land to Minuit for $2.40 per year and received an advance payment of twenty-four dollars for the first ten years. Compounded annually at 7.5%, the city of New York owed the Canarsee Indians about seven trillion dollars in back rent.”
― K.T. Tomb, Drums Along the Hudson